Neville Goddard on Psalms 27:9-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 27 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Psalms 27:9-10

Biblical Context

The psalmist pleads for God not to hide His face or abandon him, recalling that God has been his helper. Even if earthly parents forsake him, the Lord will take him up.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your inner world is the stage where the psalm becomes real. Hide not thy face far from me means you must not withdraw your awareness from the feeling of being cared for. When you say, thou hast been my help, you are naming the state you already occupy in consciousness. The cry leave me not, neither forsake me is not begging for an outside rescue, but a summons to remain aligned with the I AM that you are. In Neville's terms, God is not a person out there; God is your awareness, the very activity by which you think and feel. If your father and your mother forsake you in memory, the Lord will take you up; this is the awakening that your own consciousness can lift you into wholeness. The moment you assume you are supported, you become the support you sought externally. The psalm invites you to dwell in the certainty that you are under the divine care of the I AM, here and now. So turn your attention inward, assume the feeling of being taken up by God, and let abandonment dissolve into a steady sense of presence.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, breathe, and declare I AM with you until the sense of divine presence feels real; revise the sense of abandonment by affirming that you are held by God in this moment.