Neville Goddard on Psalms 34:1-22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 34 in context

Scripture Focus

1I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

2My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

3O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.

4I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

5They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

7The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

8O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

9O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

12What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

15The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

16The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

17The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

18The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

20He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

21Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

22The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

Psalms 34:1-22

Biblical Context

Psalm 34 speaks of seeking the Lord, finding deliverance from fear, and living in blessing as the righteous are protected and provided for.

Neville's Inner Vision

Ask yourself: Where is God? In Neville's world, God is the I AM you are conscious of. Psalm 34 invites you to shift to a new state of being. To declare, 'I will bless the LORD at all times' is to vow to dwell in a continual mood of praise—not as ritual, but as the awareness that abundance flows from the inside out. When you 'sought the LORD,' you moved from anxious images to a still confidence; the fear you saw on the screen of your mind dissolves as you recognize your own power of attention. 'The angel of the LORD encamps round about them that fear Him' becomes the inner protection of a disciplined state—your attention drawn to the good and away from lack. 'Taste and see that the LORD is good' is sensory training: imagine the good and the image becomes your reality. The psalm’s claim 'The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth' is your own felt-sense that your calls are answered as you remain in the assumed state. Deliverance from troubles is not retrospective but a present-shift in your consciousness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and repeat, 'I am blessed; the Lord hears me; I am delivered.' Then visualize a circle of light encamping around you and rest in the feeling of having all your needs met.