Strength as Defense Within
Psalms 59:17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 59 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The psalmist declares that God is their strength and defense, with mercy as the sustaining ground. They sing to that inner power as the ground of safety.
Neville's Inner Vision
To Neville, the line 'Unto thee, O my strength' is not a petition to a distant deity but a turning of attention to the I AM within. Your awareness itself is the strength; when you affirm God as defense, you acknowledge that the inner Godness is active as protection from every imagined danger. Mercy here is not a sentiment but the lucid recognition that the I AM incapacitates fear by casting it into the same non-being as your past limitations. By dwelling in the feeling of being defended by your own consciousness, you shift the inner weather—images of attack fade, and a calm, confident state takes root. The inner fortress arises as you imagine the I AM surrounding you, not as an external shield but as the creative power you are. Each moment you sing to the strength you are, you re-create your circumstances from the within out, and the apparent defense moves from illusion to experiential reality.
Practice This Now
Assume the stance for 3–5 minutes: say, 'I am the strength; God is my defense and mercy,' and feel the surrounding I AM as a protective atmosphere.
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