Neville Goddard on Psalms 3:6-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 3 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Psalms 3:6-7

Biblical Context

The psalm expresses fearless trust amid surrounding enemies and a plea for God to arise and save, affirming divine rescue as the outcome.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the quiet of your awareness, Psalm 3:6-7 becomes a manual for the inner man. You are not facing ten thousands of external figures; you are facing your own states of consciousness, the thoughts that say 'I am afraid.' The line 'Arise, O LORD; save me' is the moment when awareness awakens and acts. The LORD is not a distant person but the I AM—a state of infinite watchfulness, the very fact that you exist as attentive being. When you imagine the enemies as 'upon the cheek bone' and the 'teeth of the ungodly' being broken, you are seeing the dissolution of fear's power in your inner sense of causation. The events you witness are reflections of what you accept as true inside. Therefore, cultivate the conviction that you have already been saved by the act of awareness itself; let your thoughts bow to the truth that you are now in the sufficiency of God. With that inner alignment, the outer scene changes to echo the victory you have already claimed.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and, in your imagination, affirm the I AM as your sole reality: 'I am the I AM; arise in me.' Feel the relief as if rescue is already accomplished, then move forward with confidence.