Inner Hope and Deliverance
Psalms 39:7-8 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 39 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The psalmist declares his hope is in the Lord and asks for deliverance from transgressions so he will not be mocked by fools. It centers on turning to God as the sole source of safety and forgiveness.
Neville's Inner Vision
Your waiting is an inner posture, not a duration in time. 'My hope is in Thee' means my awareness rests in the I AM, the unchanging reality within. To be delivered from transgressions is to release the belief that you are separate from the divine image; it is a correction of sense rather than a change of circumstance. When I declare I am one with God, I become the observer who forgives and the decree that I am forgiven dissolves guilt. The reproach of fools dissolves as I recognize that judgment arises within and can be rewritten by the authority of the I AM. The Psalm invites a shift from fear to faith: I stop pleading as a petitioner and begin acting from the God-self. In this inner state, the world mirrors my inner alignment; the long wait ends as I realize I am already delivered and simply awake to the truth I already possess.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and repeat: I am in the Lord; my hope is the I AM. Feel the release as the sense of guilt dissolves and see yourself standing unshaken, free from others' judgments.
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