Neville Goddard on Psalms 42:1-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 42 in context

Scripture Focus

1As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

2My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

3My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

4When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.

5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

6O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.

7Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

8Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the day time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.

9I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

10As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?

11Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Psalms 42:1-11

Biblical Context

Psalm 42 records a soul craving God, enduring tears and doubt, yet choosing to hope in God and remember past worship as a doorway to divine presence.

Neville's Inner Vision

Psalm 42 speaks in the language of thirst and longing, yet Neville would read it as a map of the inner mind. The hart panting after water is the soul's persistent hunger for the I AM's living presence. The questions 'Where is thy God?' are the ego’s doubt, not a fact about the outer world. The remedy is simple: revise the scene by assuming the feeling that God is present now, not somewhere distant. When you remember the past as a memory, you are inviting your present self to align with that God-state. Deep calls unto deep; the surface storms symbolize thoughts, but in the depths the same I AM remains, faithful and unchanging. By choosing to feel the presence now—for in God there is no distance—you shift mourning into a song of gratitude. The health of your countenance, the rock upon which you rely, and the ever-present God of your life become your experienced truth rather than a distant promise. In this inner practice, the psalm’s trials reveal themselves as opportunities to awaken to God-in-me.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and assume 'I am in God now.' Feel the fullness as a warm current in your chest; hold this for a few minutes and then revise any memory of abandonment by affirming, 'God is my rock and health today.'