Neville Goddard on Psalms 51:1-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 51 in context

Scripture Focus

1Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

2Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

3For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

4Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

6Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

9Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

10Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

11Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

12Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

13Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

15O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

16For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

18Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

19Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

Psalms 51:1-19

Biblical Context

Psalm 51 is a penitential appeal for mercy, cleansing, and inward purity. It seeks a renewed heart, truth in the hidden parts, and joy in salvation.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you the God of the psalm is your I AM—the awake awareness that witnesses all you are. When you cry for mercy, you are rechoosing your state of consciousness toward gentleness instead of judgment. Sin becomes a misalignment you revise by imagining yourself anew. 'Wash me' and 'create in me a clean heart' are inner acts: revise the belief you are guilty and affirm innocence, replace despair with a new feeling state. The broken spirit is not sorrow but honesty before your I AM, a humble posture that invites wisdom in the inward parts. As you persist in this inward truth, joy returns and your words begin to proclaim righteousness. The outer world then mirrors the change, and Zion's walls rise as your awareness expands. In this light, repentance is turning inward, and forgiveness is self-creation through imagination—God, the I AM, always within you.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: At once, assume the posture of the healed heart. Close your eyes, feel the rising joy as if it already were, and repeat quietly, 'I am clean, I am restored, I am loved by my I AM.'