Inner Shield of Help
Psalms 35:2 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 35 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Psalms 35:2 urges you to seize your inner defense and rise to claim divine assistance; the shield and buckler symbolize stored states of awareness that protect you, while standing up for help asserts your consciousness as the source of support.
Neville's Inner Vision
Take hold of shield and buckler means seize the inner images that guard your mind—shield as fixed belief, buckler as protective sense. Stand up for mine help is to affirm that your help is not external rescue but the I AM you are conscious of. When you persist in the image of protection, you align with the timeless law that your outer world bends to your inner state. In this light, Psalms is less a plea and more a manual: you are invited to practice identification with your own divine aid. The shield stands in your consciousness as the conviction that you are never apart from the assist of the I AM. To stand up is to act with confidence—feeling the weight of that shield, seeing the world through the eyes of your abiding security, and letting every situation be touched by the assurance that you are held by the I AM, now and always.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes, assume you are gripping a shield and buckler; declare 'I AM is my shield and my help,' and dwell in that certainty for a minute.
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