Neville Goddard on Psalms 61:2-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 61 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Psalms 61:2-5

Biblical Context

The psalmist, overwhelmed by life’s distance, calls on God and seeks a refuge higher than his circumstance. He vows to dwell in God’s presence and to inherit the heritage reserved for those who fear Him.

Neville's Inner Vision

From the end of the earth is the farthest reach of your consciousness. When your heart is overwhelmed is the moment to shift attention to the rock that is higher—the unshakable consciousness that you are. Thou art a shelter and a strong tower translates as the steady confidence of your I AM, the fortress of awareness that no imagined foe can sever. I will abide in thy tabernacle forever becomes a commitment to dwell within God-awareness, while trusting the covert of thy wings is to lean into the protective energy of your higher self. The vows you hear are the decisions of mind, and the heritage is the realized state of those who fear thy name. Distress is transmuted into a vowed heritage by recognizing that God is your I AM and that your inner kingdom is already established here and now.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume I am the rock higher than the end of the earth. Feel the shelter of divine wings enfold me and declare that I now possess the heritage of those who fear thy name.