Neville Goddard on Psalms 61:1-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 61 in context

Scripture Focus

1Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

2From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

3For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

4I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.

5For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.

6Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations.

7He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

8So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.

Psalms 61:1-8

Biblical Context

From the end of the earth the psalmist cries to God, seeking a rock higher than the storm. He vows to trust and dwell in the shelter of divine wings, and to sing praise forever.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the I AM, the cry is not a plea to an outside God but a movement of consciousness. When the heart feels overwhelmed, you rise to a rock that is higher than circumstance—inside you now, a rock of untroubled awareness. God is the I AM you are aware of, not a distant person. The shelter and strong tower are the steady courage of your own attention, and to abide in the tabernacle is to dwell in the quiet center that never departs. Your vows and the heritage of those who fear the name are the terms you renew within your consciousness; mercy and truth are your keeping power, preserving you as you hold faith. The king’s life lengthening is the life of your idea becoming form as you persist in praise and daily alignment with your vows. Return to the rock, dwell in it, and let your inner song become your world reflected outwardly.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume the state, 'I am in the rock of higher consciousness now.' Feel the shelter and praise rising within me until my outer life reflects it.