Neville Goddard on Psalms 51:1-2 - 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.

Psalms 51:1-2

Biblical Context

The psalmist pleads for mercy and cleansing, asking God to blot out transgressions and wash away iniquity and sin. It marks a turn toward inner renewal and forgiveness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Read Psalm 51:1-2 as a whisper to the self you are right now. Mercy is not an outside favor; it is the steady glow of the I AM you awaken to within. The transgressions named are not deeds inherently real in the eye of God, but misidentifications about yourself that you have accepted as fact. Blotting out becomes a revision of those beliefs through a new assumption. Washing thoroughly and cleansing, then, are not external rites but the felt awareness that your inner atmosphere is now free from error. When you imagine God’s lovingkindness as the only reality, you awaken to the truth that you are already held by infinite tenderness. The psalmist’s petition becomes your invitation to dwell in the frame of mind where the I AM governs. Align with this inner governor and let your mind settle into the end-state of wholeness: no more separation, only unity with the I AM. In that spacious consciousness, the past loses its hold and you step into a fresh, renewed life.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes, breathe, and assume the feeling: I am the I AM, and I am clean now. Imagine a wash of tender light moving through you, erasing the old state and establishing wholeness here and now.