Neville Goddard on Psalms 51:4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 51 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Psalms 51:4

Biblical Context

Psalm 51:4 shows the wrong is counted before God, not merely by outward opinion. It points to a deeper cleansing—the turning back to the I AM and its right-judging light.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the Neville lens, this verse declares nothing about a judgment out there, but about your inner state. Sin is a habit of consciousness that forgets the I AM. When you confess 'Against thee, thee only,' you are naming the root cause: a belief in separation that darkens your inner atmosphere. The remedy is repentance as turning the attention inward, reidentifying with the I AM and its unassailable presence. Forgiveness is not earned from a distant judge; it is discovered as a felt reality when you realize you are always already forgiven by the consciousness you truly are. As you hold to the truth that you are one with the divine mind, your actions align with that light, and the sense of guilt dissolves. You do not change God’s mind; you awaken to God's mind within you, which illuminates every moment and makes judgment clear by your new seeing.

Practice This Now

Practice: Close your eyes and assume the feeling of your true self now—'I AM' as my forgiven self. Then revise a past moment of guilt by declaring, 'I remember myself whole,' until it feels real.