Neville Goddard on Psalms 39:1-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 39 in context

Scripture Focus

1I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

3My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,

4LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am.

5Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

6Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

Psalms 39:1-6

Biblical Context

The psalmist vows to guard his speech, stay silent before the wicked, and consider his frailty, recognizing that life is brief and outward riches are vanities. It points to inner truth over external noise.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your 'end' and the measure of your days are not hidden from you, but revealed by your present state of consciousness. When you claim, I will take heed to my ways, you are not asking God to decide for you; you are deciding which state you will inhabit. The tongue is the instrument of your imagination; to bridle it is to discipline your creative faculty, so you do not project fear, vanity, or scarcity. The silence before the inner fire is not denial but listening, allowing the heat of musing to show you what loves truth and what yields vanity. The line that life’s days are a handbreadth tall reminds you that the world of time is a perception within. If you imagine yourself already aware of the end you seek—health, peace, abundance, right discernment—the outer appearances loosen their grip. The wealth you chase in vain is neutralized when you know your riches exist as awareness. Thus, live from the I AM, revise your sense of end, and speak only from the reality you choose to inhabit.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and watch your inner speech; then declare, I AM the one who speaks, and I choose the end of my days as peaceful awareness; revise a current complaint by stating it is already resolved in my inner state.