Neville Goddard on Psalms 3:1-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 3 in context

Scripture Focus

1Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.

2Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

3But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

4I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

5I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.

6I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.

7Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

8Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

Psalms 3:1-8

Biblical Context

The psalm portrays feeling surrounded by enemies and doubt. Yet it asserts that true help comes from the Lord within, who shields, sustains, and blesses.

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine your life as a field where every visible foe is only a projection of your current state. Psalm 3 is not a history lesson but a map of consciousness: the Lord is a shield, the lifter of your head, a Presence you consciously enter. When voices within or about you cry, 'There is no help for you in God,' answer from the I AM, the indivisible awareness that never departs. Your cry rises to the holy hill within, and you awaken to the truth that the cry itself is heard by your own Presence. Sleep and wake become a single act of trust, for the Lord sustains you even as you rest. You declare, 'I will not fear,' because fear is a momentary appearance in your state, not your reality. The salvation spoken of is not distant; it is the recognition that your life is sustained by the Presence you call God. As you dwell in this realization, the external threats lose their power, and blessing flows to your consciousness as your own inner response to the I AM.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Close your eyes and assume the feeling 'I am shielded by the I AM.' Breathe and let a protective Presence rise around you, repeating, 'Salvation belongs to the Lord within me' until it feels real.