Neville Goddard on Psalms 53:1-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 53 in context

Scripture Focus

1The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

2God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

3Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Psalms 53:1-3

Biblical Context

The verses portray hearts that deny God, exposing a fallen inner state; God watches the inner self to see who seeks understanding, but all have turned away and seem unclean.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the I AM, the words are a map of inner weather, not a decree on others. The fool who says there is no God is a moment of consciousness that forgets its source. The corruption and abominable deeds described are inner movements that arise when the I AM is overshadowed by separate thoughts. God looking down is your own awareness surveying your inner dialogue, asking whether you understand and seek the divine within. When it is said that every one has gone back and is filthy, this is not punishment but a diagnostic of habitual thinking—the mind clinging to separation, guilt, and lack. The call of the Psalm is to awaken from that trance by making a new assumption: that the God within is active, knowing, and seeking you as you seek It. If you persist in the memory of separation, you stay within appearance; if you revise by knowing and feeling the I AM here and now, the inner state shifts and what seems to be others' corruption dissolves into harmony with your true self.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, place your hand on your chest, and declare: I AM the God within me now; I am whole, understood, and guided by the divine I AM. Feel this as a living truth until the sense of separation vanishes.