Neville Goddard on Psalms 53:3-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 53 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

6Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

Psalms 53:3-6

Biblical Context

The psalm speaks of a people who have turned away, become corrupt, and live in fear, longing for Israel's salvation. It promises that restoration comes when God returns the captivity, bringing rejoicing to Jacob and Israel.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice that this is not a report about others out there; it is a map of your inner states. The lines 'every one of them is gone back' and 'there is none that doeth good' describe your former beliefs when you forget the I AM within. The 'workers of iniquity' who 'eat up my people' are the thoughts and habits that feed on fear, unless you call upon God. The fear described in places where there should be none reveals the dream of separation, dissolvable when you remember that God has scattered the bones of the encampment by shifting your attention to inner Zion—the all-knowing awareness. The cry 'Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion' becomes your invitation to realize that salvation is the inward realization of your true I AM; when you bring back the captivity by your assumed, deeply felt faith in God within, Jacob shall rejoice, Israel shall be glad—here and now.

Practice This Now

Assume you are Israel, awakened in Zion. Call upon God within now, revise the old belief of separation, and feel the salvation as your present reality.