Neville Goddard on Psalms 39:7-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 39 in context

Scripture Focus

7And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

8Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.

9I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

10Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.

11When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.

12Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

13O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.

Psalms 39:7-13

Biblical Context

The speaker declares that their hope is in the Lord and prays for deliverance from transgressions. They acknowledge the discipline of God, the vanity of human life, and seek strength and mercy.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's tongue, the 'Lord' is the I AM within; the psalm is a mental revision. Deliverance is not from a distance but from limiting beliefs—the sense of separation, guilt, and the moth-eaten beauty of the ego under time's pressure. Hope is the aware I AM, resting in the truth that all correction serves wholeness. The line about opening not the mouth when God does it shows the power of silent acceptance—turning from resistance to inner stillness. The stroke and rebuke are inner pressures that clarify desires: strength, a fearless presence, a sound mind. 'Hear my prayer, for I am a stranger and a sojourner' becomes the acknowledgment that one stands temporarily in form yet is eternal consciousness. The plea to be spared so I may recover strength is the urge to refresh the living I AM. If I assume the feeling of the fulfilled self, restoration appears as my natural state, here and now, because I am the I AM.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and assume the state 'I AM the Lord of my experience now'—feel the restoration in your bone and breath; dwell there for a minute, then return to ordinary life with that felt reality.