Peaceful Deliverance Psalm 55:18
Psalms 55:18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse expresses that the speaker's soul is kept in peace while many oppose him, illustrating that true safety comes from inner deliverance rather than outward victory.
Neville's Inner Vision
On the surface, the words speak of deliverance from a visible battle, yet in the Neville tradition the battle is always within. The soul that is delivered is the I AM awake to itself, no longer tossed by the clamor of fear, doubt, and circumstance. There were many with me is not adversaries arrayed in space, but the multitude of thoughts and conditions that converge to test your faith in your own oneness with God. When you awaken to consciousness as the one power, the imagined conflict dissolves; the deliverance is not hurried from without, but revealed as your own inner state of peace. The moment you assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled, peace ruling in the mind, the external scene must align with that inner harmony. The Psalmist teaches Providence: trust that the I AM has already settled the matter, and you will find your soul at rest, even amid apparent turmoil. Your future is not a battlefield; it is the quiet, assured place where God and you dwell as one.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and feel the I AM as your constant presence. Revise the scene in your imagination: you walk away from the battlefield into a quiet, peaceful space where there are no enemies, only rest.
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