Neville Goddard on Psalms 43:1-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 43 in context

Scripture Focus

1Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

2For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

3O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

4Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.

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

Psalms 43:1-5

Biblical Context

Psalm 43 presents a plea for judgment and deliverance from deceitful foes, followed by a request for light and truth to guide the way to God's holy hill, where joy and worship rise.

Neville's Inner Vision

To read Psalm 43:1-5 through the Neville lens is to hear a dialogue of consciousness. The 'ungodly nation' and the 'deceitful and unjust man' are inner habits—fear, doubt, and the sense of separation from the I AM. They oppress not the world but the mind that forgets its divine nature. When the psalmist pleads, 'send out thy light and thy truth,' he is inviting the illumination of awareness that exposes bondage thoughts. Light and truth are not external winds but faculties of perception becoming aligned with reality. The 'holy hill' and 'tabernacles' symbolize a settled state of consciousness—a temple where the I AM is seen as strength and joy. The line 'upon the harp will I praise thee' marks the moment inner sight praises the I AM as health of countenance. The soul's question, 'Why art thou cast down?' becomes an invitation to re-choose hope in the I AM and to affirm, 'I shall yet praise the I AM,' for that praise is the health of the countenance and of the being.