Neville Goddard on Psalms 56:1-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 56 in context

Scripture Focus

1Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

2Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.

3What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

4In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

5Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

7Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.

8Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

9When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

10In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.

11In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

12Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

13For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

Psalms 56:1-13

Biblical Context

The psalmist pleads for mercy as enemies press in, yet resolves to trust in God, praising His word and awaiting deliverance as a shift in inner consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Fear is the outer drama, but the inner I AM remains unshaken. The psalmist’s cry—What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee—invites you to shift your center from appearance to reality. When you say, In God I will praise his word, you’re not flattering the universe; you are choosing the living presence as your current state of consciousness. The 'enemies' of the day are but thoughts wrestling your words; revise them by declaring that the Word of God governs you now. Your tears, kept by the Divine bottle, signify an inward record kept by the I AM, not your doom. As you cry within and refuse to fear, the imagined opposition loses its power and turns back, for God is for you. In this way, deliverance is not coming later, it is recognized now as the established order of your life. So trust wholly, and let your feet walk in the light, for the light you seek is the very light you awaken through faith.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and say, 'I am the I AM; God is for me.' Then revise any fear-filled thought by affirming, 'I walk in the light of the living,' feeling this as your present reality for several minutes.