Neville Goddard on Psalms 53:1-5 - 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.

5There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

Psalms 53:1-5

Biblical Context

The psalm states that the fool says there is no God, and people are corrupt; God looks down to see who seeks Him, but none seem to do good. The passage ends by describing the fear and shame that come to those who act against divine truth.

Neville's Inner Vision

Behold the inner drama: the fool in your mind declares there is no God, a posture of denial that short-circuits every good impulse. Yet the I AM, the living God within, looks from the heights of awareness to see who understands and who seeks Him. When you identify with denial, you drift into fear and the self becomes corrupt; when you affirm the presence of God, the splits dissolve and fear loosens its grip. The cure is a simple revision of consciousness: step into the scene as one who seeks God now, and feel the truth as if it already is. Your imagination is the soil in which reality grows; by choosing the inner posture of unity with the I AM, you displace the 'workers of iniquity' with a calm assurance. The Psalm becomes a mirror: your inner settlements determine outer conditions, and the true judgment is your alignment with divine Presence.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume the I AM is awake within you now; revise the statement to 'There is a God within me, and I seek Him.' Feel the warmth of that truth in your chest as you breathe and silently call on God.