Neville Goddard on Psalms 55:12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 55 in context

Scripture Focus

12For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:

Psalms 55:12

Biblical Context

Reproach did not come from an enemy, so the hurt is not about a real foe. The passage points to an inner movement—how you imagine and respond to others—revealing your inner state.

Neville's Inner Vision

Psalm 55:12 discloses a scene that is not a battle against a named foe, but a discovery of your own inner weather. The reproach you felt did not rise from a real enemy; it rose from an inner projection—a picture of self and others magnified, a movement of thought that alarms you and makes you want to hide. In Neville's terms, every such moment is a spotlight of consciousness: you are not under attack by others, you are being shown the state of your own I AM. The neighbor who speaks as a critic is simply an outward image of an inner disposition you have not yet reconciled. When you believe it is 'them' who wounds you, you entrench separation; when you realize it is your own imagining that magnifies opposition, you awaken to unity. So, revise the scene: claim that you, as the I AM, are the perceiver and governor of this moment; let the apparent reproach reveal an opportunity to align with love, discernment, and community. In that alignment, the circle closes and there is no longer a need to hide or defend.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and recall a recent reproach that felt aimed at you by an equal. Then declare silently: I am the I AM; I revise this scene now into unity, imagining the other as a mirror of my renamed inner self, until the feeling of separation dissolves.