Neville Goddard on Psalms 30:4-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 30 in context

Scripture Focus

4Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

5For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Psalms 30:4-5

Biblical Context

Psalm 30:4-5 invites the saints to praise God for holiness, trust that the night of sorrow fades, and expect joy to dawn as a new state of awareness.

Neville's Inner Vision

To interpret these verses in Neville's way, view the 'saints' as those who awaken to the I AM within. Sing unto the LORD as an inner acknowledgement of your own divine, unchanging holiness. 'Anger endureth but a moment' signals a passing mental disturbance—an unhelpful thought you accept for a time. In God's favour is life means when you align with the divine mood, your inner climate becomes life-giving. The night of weeping and the morning of joy describe the natural rhythm of inner states: return to your true self and joy appears as the morning light. The psalm is a practice in inner revision: change the state, and the outer experience shifts to reflect that dawn.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and assume the state of 'I AM in favor' as your present awareness. Then revise any memory of night by feeling the morning joy as already real.