Neville Goddard on Psalms 53:1-4 - 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.

4Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.

Psalms 53:1-4

Biblical Context

Psalm 53 presents humanity prone to denying God and drifting into corruption. It also depicts God looking for understanding and seeking hearts, yet finding few wholly good and lamenting those who harm others and neglect prayer.

Neville's Inner Vision

Denied God is not a distant threat but a state of consciousness you must notice and revise. When the text says 'There is no God,' read it as a habit of mind that forgets the I AM, the living awareness within you. The 'fool' is a personality that believes separation from the Source; the 'workers of iniquity' are thoughts and feelings that eat at your vitality because they deny your true unity with God. Psalm 53:2-3 describe God looking down to see who understands and seeks Him—that is your awareness shining into your subconscious, inviting a turn toward understanding. In Neville’s sense, the outer verses reflect your inner climate: when you persist in pride or fear, you feel cut off from creation; when you acknowledge I AM, you align with the truth that all is God in expression. The call is not to judge others, but to witness your own condition and revise it: declare with feeling that God is present now, that you are fully known by the I AM, and that nothing can survive your inner recognition.

Practice This Now

Imaginative practice: close your eyes, repeat 'I AM,' and revise the belief 'There is no God' into 'God is here, now.' Feel the inner unity saturating every thought and let this inner certainty re-create your experience.