Stranger With The I AM
Psalms 39:12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 39 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse is a plea for God to hear the cry, acknowledging tears and a pilgrim's sense of being a stranger and sojourner beside the divine. It ties exile, prayer, and hope to the lineage of ancestors.
Neville's Inner Vision
To you, the I AM is the vast warmth behind every breath. The cry in Psalms 39:12 is not a plea to an external judge but a turning of attention, a decision to awaken to the God-present in the center of consciousness. When the psalmist says, 'hear my prayer' and 'hold not thy peace at my tears,' the movement is internal: tears indicate the flow of life moving within you as you claim the awareness that you are never truly apart from the divine. Being 'a stranger with thee, and a sojourner' reveals that exile is a state of mind, not a geography; you are a traveler within the I AM, supported by the memory of your inner lineage—your fathers—who also walked in the same presence. In Neville’s view, your future is born now in imagination; by assuming the state you desire and feeling it real, your outer conditions will align to your inner conviction. The psalm invites the conversion from lament to confident, present-tense faith.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and place your attention on the I AM within. Silently repeat, 'I am heard, and my prayer is answered,' until the feeling of fulfillment settles as present reality.
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