Neville Goddard on Psalms 55:16-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 55 in context

Scripture Focus

16As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.

17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

18He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

19God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.

20He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

22Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

23But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

Psalms 55:16-23

Biblical Context

The psalmist commits to God with persistent prayer, trusting Him to save and sustain him amid attack and betrayal. He contrasts faith with the attacking words around him, choosing trust over fear.

Neville's Inner Vision

When you read Psalm 55:16-23, hear the voice of the self that chooses to call upon the I AM rather than be dragged by the world’s outcomes. The contending voices—those who break covenant with peace, the smoother words masking drawn swords—are not outside you but movements within your consciousness. Your God is the I AM that you are aware of, and to call upon God is to summon your own unwavering awareness. In the psalm, the times of day (evening, morning, noon) become a discipline of revising experience: you repeat, you listen, you let the voice that speaks 'he shall hear my voice' govern the inner weather. The 'burden' cast upon the LORD is simply a reallocation of attention from fear to the sustaining Presence. Trust is not a pledge to change others but a radical claim of your own nature: you are not moved; you are maintained by the eternal order. As you cultivate this, the enemy's power dissolves into a mere ripple in consciousness, and you find peace in the I AM that endures.

Practice This Now

Practice: sit quietly, close your eyes, and assume 'I AM'—the state of awareness. With each breath, cast a burden onto that Presence and feel it sustain you, knowing you are written into divine order.