Neville Goddard on Psalms 64:1 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 64 in context

Scripture Focus

1Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

Psalms 64:1

Biblical Context

Psalm 64:1 expresses a plea for God to hear and to shield the speaker from fear. It centers on turning prayer into inner assurance and protection rather than external power.

Neville's Inner Vision

Psalm 64:1 is not an appeal to an external power; it is the inner recognition that God is my own I AM, listening to the voice that prays. The line 'Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer' becomes the moment you tune your attention to the One within, the consciousness that knows itself. The 'enemy' is fear and its dreams; it cannot touch the stable heart that rests in awareness. When you accept that you are already heard—your life preserved by the very act of attention—you dissolve the fear as a shadow proves the lamp. The psalmist's petition is a practical instruction: maintain the state of being that hears; stay in the conviction that you are safe because the I AM is the governor of your inner kingdom. Do not chase deliverance; awaken to the feeling that you are free, and the outer scene will reflect that inner truth.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and affirm, 'I am heard by God; I am protected in the I AM.' Feel the body settle as a warm light encircles you, and dwell in the sense that fear has no power over your awareness.