Neville Goddard on Psalms 34:9-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 34 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Psalms 34:9-14

Biblical Context

Psalm 34:9-14 invites reverent trust in God and promises no lack for those who fear Him. It also teaches guarding the tongue, departing from evil, and pursuing peace.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner theater of your mind, fear of the LORD is not dread but the stabilized awareness that you are the I AM, the living presence that knows no want. The 'young lions' of circumstance may roar and hunger, but when you inhabit the state that seeks the LORD, you do not experience lack; you experience the security of being attended by the one power within. The instruction 'Keep thy tongue from evil' becomes a discipline of mental speech—guard your thoughts and words from protests against life, for your imagination is the architect of your experience. 'Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it' translates to a daily revision: turn away from counterproductive images and align every action with the inner harmony you are cultivating. As you dwell in this inner fellowship, life unfolds as a faithful response to your dominant assumption. You do not seek peace as an external goal; you become the peace you seek, and the world mirrors that state.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the state of reverent awareness by silently declaring 'I AM' is my awareness and provision; feel the lack dissolve as you revise every anxious thought into peace.