Neville Goddard on Psalms 41:12-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 41 in context

Scripture Focus

12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

13Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

Psalms 41:12-13

Biblical Context

God upholds the speaker in integrity and keeps him before His face forever; the psalm ends with a blessing to the LORD. The message is that true vindication and divine presence arise from an inner, steadfast alignment with the divine.

Neville's Inner Vision

The psalmist speaks from a state of inner certainty: the upholding is not a distant favor but the I AM within sustaining your act of integrity. In Neville's terms, the man becomes conscious of himself as the image of God, the I AM that never leaves the face of God. When you decide that you stand before the divine face forever, you invite the very activity of providence to confirm your inner state. The outward blessing you call Amen is the natural expression of a consciousness that has ceased variable fluctuation and rests in a stable, eternal presence. Therefore, the moment you acknowledge that you are upheld by integrity, you re-create that integrity in your life; you are not waiting for circumstances to change but embodying the state that makes the circumstances reflect it. Practice feeling that you are seen by the I AM in every moment, that you are forever before that face, and let gratitude and trust flow from that state. The psalmist's blessing then becomes your daily recognition that God within is the source of all validity and praise.

Practice This Now

Assume the state now: I am upheld in integrity by the I AM. Feel this truth until it becomes your living perception, and see yourself present before God's face.