From Mourning to Dancing
Psalms 30:10-12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The psalmist asks for mercy and help. God transforms mourning into dancing and clothes the heart with gladness so the soul may praise forever.
Neville's Inner Vision
In this passage, the 'Hear, O LORD' and 'mercy' are not distant petitions but the I AM answering from within. Mercy is the inward atmosphere of awareness that changes your state of being. Your mourning is a belief, a sackcloth you wore as if real; when you align with the assumption 'LORD, be thou my helper,' you invite the inner helper—the God within—to transform sensation into joy. The turning of mourning into dancing is a shift of the inner mood from limitation to liberty; the sackcloth is removed and you are girded with gladness, not by circumstance but by self-remembering. That transformation serves a single purpose: that your glory—the light you shine when you know yourself as I AM—may sing praise to the One. Not be silent, forever thankful, becomes an ongoing state: I, as the I AM, will give thanks forever. Practice this by dwelling in the assumption that this is already true; let the feeling of gladness inhabit you and watch the outer world echo the inner thanksgiving.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and assume the feeling of dancing; declare 'I am the mercy and helper within me,' and sense your inner glory rising.
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