Neville Goddard on Psalms 27:7-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 27 in context

Scripture Focus

7Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

8When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

9Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

10When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

11Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

14Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Psalms 27:7-14

Biblical Context

Psalm 27:7-14 expresses a cry for mercy and guidance, a pledge to seek God's face, and a call to trust and wait for inner strength and courage despite opposition. It culminates in faith that good emerges from perseverance and the Lord's sustaining presence.

Neville's Inner Vision

Psalm 27 is an inner drama. The LORD is the I AM you awaken to within, the sustaining awareness that answers your cry. To cry out with your voice is to feel the pressure of your present state, and to seek mercy is to invite alignment with your true self. When the verse says, Seek ye my face, the heart answers, Thy face, LORD, will I seek, meaning I am choosing to face my own inner light. Abandonment by outer names becomes a shift in inner disposition; the Lord will take me up signifies that your higher self elevates the condition of your mind. Teaching your way becomes training your imagination to yield a plain path amid imagined enemies—habits of doubt and fear. Deliverance from the will of enemies is deliverance from negative thoughts by holding a steady state of I AM-ness. Belief in the goodness of the Lord is faith in your inner reality; waiting on the Lord is the discipline of remaining in the assumed state until courage and strength rise in the heart.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, close your eyes, and declare, 'Thy face, LORD, will I seek.' Place your hand on your chest, breathe deeply, and imagine the light of your own I AM turning toward you. Hold this felt sense of being seen and supported for five minutes, then carry the certainty into your day, revising any doubt by returning to the seated state of the face-facing awareness.