Vinegar Of Inner Thirst
Psalms 69:21 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 69 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Psalm 69:21 presents bitter gall and sour vinegar offered in a moment of thirst, a stark image of suffering. It invites us to see these experiences as inner states moving in consciousness.
Neville's Inner Vision
I do not read this as punishment, but as the drama of the I AM in you. The gall and the vinegar are not “out there” entrées given to you; they are the vibrations of a belief you have momentarily assumed under pressure. In Neville's psychology, every scene arises from a state of consciousness you are wearing like clothing. When bitterness surfaces, it is simply an old self-image you can revise. The verse invites you to awaken to the awareness that you are the author, the I AM behind both thirst and trial. To repattern, you assume a new state: I AM the one who transforms external sourness into inner clarity; the gall becomes nourishment of courage, the vinegar a sharpened vision. Feel it real that your awareness is constant and unchanged by appearances, and let your world align with the new mood you inhabit. By practicing this revision, you walk through the bitterness into a life that reflects your renewed state.
Practice This Now
Sit quietly, breathe, and say, I AM the perception that transforms this moment. Imagine tasting the gall and vinegar flowing from a single inner source, then see them dissolve into nourishment as your awareness remains unchanged.
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