Neville Goddard on Psalms 46:3-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 46 in context

Scripture Focus

3Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

4There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

Psalms 46:3-5

Biblical Context

The psalm contrasts turbulent waters and mountains with a life-giving river that gladdens the city of God; God is in the midst, so the city will not be moved and help comes.

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine the scene as a vibration within your own consciousness. The roaring waters and the shaking mountains are not outside forces; they are the restless waves of thoughts and emotions in your mind. The city of God is the steady field of awareness within you, and the river that makes it glad is the flow of the I AM presence—your sustained sense of being as one with God. When you claim that God is in the midst of you, you declare that your center is untouched by disturbance. The “shaking” and the “roaring” are only phenomena in mind; consciousness remains consistent and supportive. In this view, the help that comes is not from without but from within: an immediate uptick of comfort, certainty, and action as you align with the truth that you are the city, and the city is God. Practice by giving your attention to the river of awareness, and allow the sense of being held by divine presence to dissolve fear and steady your life.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise: 'I am the city of God, the river of awareness flows through me.' Feel the presence of God in your midst until fear dissolves and steadiness remains.