Neville Goddard on Psalms 38:13-22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 38 in context

Scripture Focus

13But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

14Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

15For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

16For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

17For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.

18For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

19But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

20They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.

21Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.

22Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

Psalms 38:13-22

Biblical Context

David laments his deafness to prayer, confesses sin, and pleads for God’s nearness, choosing trust over fear as deliverance approaches.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this Psalm you meet the inner man who seems deaf to the outside world and dumb before accusations. Yet the I AM within you does not forsake; it invites you to speak from your inner speech, to acknowledge fault without denial as spiritual turning. The speaker’s hope that God will hear is the posture of realization that God is the I AM who already hears you. The 'enemies' and 'evils' are your own restless thoughts, the habit of proving yourself right against your good. When you declare your iniquity and sorrow, you loosen the cords of guilt and allow repentance to become turning—your decision to align with good. The cry, 'Forsake me not' becomes a request to keep your consciousness near to the divine presence, not a plea for salvation from without. The deliverance you seek is the refreshment of consciousness when you perceive that God is not far away but near as your own awareness. Trust is not passive; it is a creative act of your I AM, inviting you to rise, to hear, to be heard, and to choose the good again.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are heard now. Relax into the belief that the I AM is near, and feel the cadence of deliverance arise as you affirm, 'I am heard now'.