Neville Goddard on Psalms 31:1-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 31 in context

Scripture Focus

1In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.

2Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.

3For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.

4Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.

5Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.

6I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.

7I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;

8And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.

Psalms 31:1-8

Biblical Context

The speaker places trust in God as refuge and deliverer, asks for speed and righteousness, and declares commitment of life to God. They reject vanity, rejoice in mercy, and acknowledge that God has preserved them and enlarged their space amidst adversity.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your I AM is the LORD; this psalm is you turning attention to the inner rock—the continuity of consciousness you inhabit. When you trust in this awareness, you become unshakable: a rock and fortress formed by your own mind, standing against every disturbance. The cries for deliverance become a revision of circumstances from the depth of your inner presence, as you imagine the day you are saved by the steadfastness of your awareness. To commit your spirit into the hand of the LORD is to surrender ego to the higher Self, recognizing that redemption is a present fact of your being and not a distant event. The mention of hating vanities points you away from hollow appearances and toward the truth of consciousness. Mercy is the field in which you rejoice because your trouble has been seen and resolved by your own watchful awareness. In this space, your feet are set in a large room—a spacious life that arises when trust remains fixed in the I AM.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: close your eyes and assume you are already delivered; feel your feet resting on a firm rock, and dwell in the sense of spacious safety while affirming that your trust is in the inner I AM.