Neville Goddard on Psalms 30:1-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 30 in context

Scripture Focus

1I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

2O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

3O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

Psalms 30:1-3

Biblical Context

The Psalm expresses grateful deliverance: God lifted the speaker from danger and healed them. It also asserts revival, keeping the soul from the pit.

Neville's Inner Vision

I hear the whisper: this is not a rescue from outward foes, but a rising of consciousness. When I extol the inner LORD, I am extolling the I AM within—awareness lifting me beyond fear so that foes no longer rejoice over my state. The cry, 'O LORD my God, I cried unto thee,' becomes turning toward the inner presence, not pleading to an external deity. Healing is a re-alignment with wholeness that already exists; to be healed is to recognize that separation from life is a dream. 'Thou hast brought up my soul from the grave' signals a waking from despair, a return to alive, aware existence. The final line, 'thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit,' shows the power of belief to sustain life. In this light, salvation is an inner restoration, revival a shift of mood into the certainty of the I AM. Your life unfolds as lifted states of consciousness, where every moment invites you to renew your identity as God within.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, place a hand on your chest, and repeat: 'I am the lifted up; I am healed; I am kept alive by the I AM within me.' Stay with that feeling until it fills your body and quiets fear, then carry that sense into the next moment.