Neville Goddard on Psalms 50:16-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 50 in context

Scripture Focus

16But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?

17Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee.

18When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.

19Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

20Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.

21These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

22Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

23Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

Psalms 50:16-23

Biblical Context

The psalm warns the wicked that their talk and conduct betray a rejection of instruction. It then promises that praise and orderly speech reveal God's salvation.

Neville's Inner Vision

I tell you that the wicked are states of consciousness, not distant persons; they arise when you forget the I AM and resist instruction. When you declare God's statutes while your heart hates instruction, you are rehearsing a divided mind. Deceitful speech and slander reveal the mind that forgets its divine source. God speaks as the I AM, and the moment you forget that you are that I AM, you invite disorder into your world. The line 'I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes' becomes an inner invitation: your inner governor can reorder thoughts and align them with your true Self. 'Now consider this, ye that forget God' calls you to awareness of who you truly are. And 'Whoso offereth praise' shows that when you offer praise and order your speech to reflect your highest Self, the inner law reveals the salvation of God in your life. The whole drama is inside; awaken by using your imagination to see yourself as one who loves instruction and speaks truth, and your life rearranges itself from the inside out.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, declare, 'I am the I AM; I order my life now.' Then revise one limiting sentence into its aligned version and feel it real in the chest.