Neville Goddard on Psalms 41:1-2 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 41 in context

Scripture Focus

1Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

2The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

Psalms 41:1-2

Biblical Context

Blessing comes to the one who considers the poor, and God preserves, keeps alive, and protects him in time of trouble. In Neville's reading, these are inner conditions of consciousness to cultivate.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the 'poor' as the lack you have believed in—lack of certainty, lack of courage, lack of resources. When you regard that lack with compassion and turn your attention to the I AM within, you begin to shift your state. The verse's promise of deliverance in time of trouble becomes a declaration about your own consciousness: the I AM delivers you from fear and from the sense that you are overwhelmed. This delivery is not a future event but a change of state, a new inner mood that dissolves trouble in the light of awareness that knows abundance. The 'LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive' translates to your awareness sustaining life-energy and vitality in the present moment. 'And thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies' means you refuse to surrender to hostile thoughts or egoic plots; you consent to the higher will of your divine self. By assuming the feeling of being cared for—as if you already possessed the resources, resilience, and protection—you set in motion the law of consciousness that heals, sustains, and blesses you here and now.

Practice This Now

Sit in silence and revise lack as a vibration in the chest. Then assume you are cared for by the I AM—feel it, affirm it, and dwell in the sensation of deliverance, preservation, and blessing now.