Neville Goddard on Psalms 45:16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 45 in context

Scripture Focus

16Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.

Psalms 45:16

Biblical Context

Your children shall be rulers in the earth, taking the place once held by your fathers. The message hints at a lineage established not by birth but by inner kingship.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of Psalm 45:16 as a mirror of your inner kingdom. The sentence does not demand descendancy by blood, but a shift of consciousness. 'Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children' signals that your former identifications—fears, habits, inherited stories—are superseded by a new line of offspring born from your I AM awareness. 'Whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth' is your invitation to wield the authority of your attention. When you dwell in the feeling that you, not your lineage, are the source of kingship, you begin to plant princes in the earth of your experience. The earth becomes a state of mind where mature, royal qualities—wisdom, courage, discernment—rule your days. The verse teaches that authority is not given from without, but recognized within, as you assume the end and live from that assumption. Your children are symbolic of new possibilities—new structures, new relationships—that arise as you convert memory into a present, living truth. The generational image becomes a present experience of dominion, through unwavering I AM presence creating form.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and assume the feeling of kingship now: I am the I AM that births princes in all the earth. Revise the old lineage by dwelling in that end and feel your inner authority restructure relationships and events around you.