Neville Goddard on Psalms 50:4-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 50 in context

Scripture Focus

4He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

5Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.

6And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.

Psalms 50:4-6

Biblical Context

The psalm describes heaven and earth as witnesses to God's judgment, and gathers those who have committed themselves to Him through a sacred covenant. God’s righteousness is then declared by the heavens.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the Neville view, the heavens and the earth are not external realms but the dimensions of your own awareness. “He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth” becomes a summons by your I AM for a clear, uncompromising alignment of consciousness. The line about gathering those who have made a covenant by sacrifice points to the inner saints—the steady states of consciousness that have agreed to relinquish fear, separation, and ego-driven desire in favor of alignment with the divine. “By sacrifice” is not ritual blood but the inner sacrifice of personal limitations, a covenant written in the currency of what you are willing to release in imagination and belief. When the heavens declare His righteousness, it is your inner order declaring truth through the I AM; God judges within as the judge you experience. The entire psalm invites you to treat your inner man as the court, the witnesses, and the sovereign source of right order, all summoned by the power of awareness.

Practice This Now

Assume the posture: I AM the judge of my own life. See heaven and earth within you aligning, gather your inner saints by covenant of inner sacrifice, and feel the assurance of right order already in place.