Neville Goddard on Psalms 63:3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 63 in context

Scripture Focus

3Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

Psalms 63:3

Biblical Context

The verse declares that God's lovingkindness is superior to life itself and that the speaker will praise God with their lips. It points to devotion as the highest value, where inner mercy leads outward worship.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the stillness of your awareness, the line 'lovingkindness is better than life' becomes a statement about your inner state. God is the I AM within you; your outward world mirrors the consciousness you inhabit. To live by this verse is to assume that mercy and compassion are your natural reality, not contingent on circumstance. When you dwell in the assurance that you are loved by the all-pervading I AM, praise arises as a spontaneous expression of identity rather than a response to life’s events. The lips that praise do so because they testify to the inner truth you have assumed. This is not vanity; it is the recognition that imagination forms experience. By repeatedly aligning your sense of self with the forgiving, benevolent presence within, you rewrite your life's projection to match that inner devotion.

Practice This Now

Assume the state that lovingkindness is your life; revise your perception to this reality and feel-it-real by saying, 'Thy lovingkindness is better than life; I praise Thee now,' until it floods your awareness.