Neville Goddard on Psalms 51:3-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 51 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Psalms 51:3-9

Biblical Context

The psalmist confesses personal transgression and admits sin is ever before him, recognizing God as the true judge. He seeks inward truth, cleansing, and a joy restored by being washed from iniquity.

Neville's Inner Vision

Take Psalm 51:3–9 as a blueprint of consciousness. What you call transgression is not out there in a distant deed, but a state you have entertained in the theater of your mind. 'My sin is ever before me' reveals a stubborn belief in separation from the I AM. When you say 'Against thee, thee only, have I sinned,' you are confronting the notion that your thoughts are truly apart from your divine source. 'Behold, I was shapen in iniquity' points to a habit pattern rooted in the subconscious; yet the invitation is to truth in the inward parts—the moment you refuse to identify with the old state and invite inner truth, wisdom speaks and your vision clears. Purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean becomes a practical act of revision: imagine a purifying current washing the mind until the old self begins to dissolve. Make me hear joy and gladness, that the bones which have been broken may rejoice, signals that your inner being longs to reoccupy the throne of awareness. Hide thy face from my sins and blot out all mine iniquities—dissolve memory of the past by choosing the new self as your immediate reality. The psalm is an invitation to ascend into the I AM and inhabit a renewed self.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes, claim, 'I am the I AM, clean and pure,' and feel a soft cleansing light washing over you. Rest in the felt sense of wholeness as if the old state never existed.