Neville Goddard on Psalms 35:7-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 35 in context

Scripture Focus

7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

8Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

Psalms 35:7-8

Biblical Context

The psalm speaks of hidden snares set against the speaker, with the danger turning back on the one who laid the trap.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the 'they' as inner states rather than external people: jealousy, grievance, fear seeking to trap you. The pit is a belief you entertained about being targeted. When you imagine others laying nets, you are rehearsing in your own mind; and the verse reveals that such a net returns upon the maker. The I Am—the God within— is not a punisher but the pure awareness that you are the witness, not the victim of ideas. By refusing to identify with the persecutor scenario, you dissolve the trap. If you feel drawn to fear or retaliation, revise the scene with the conviction, I am the I Am, and nothing formed against me has power. Feel this as a present certainty, imagining the net falling away and the inner light dissolving the pit. Your sense of justice arises as you align with your true nature, not as you chase effects. In this inner shift, you do not require outward punishment; you realize all images return to their source, and the dream of attack dissolves into peace.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume the I Am now; repeat, I am the I Am, free from traps, and feel it real; then visualize the net turning back on the one who wrought it and dissolving into light.