Neville Goddard on Psalms 7:1-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

1O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:

2Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

3O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

4If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)

5Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

6Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.

7So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.

8The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.

9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

10My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.

11God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

12If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

13He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.

14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

15He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.

16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

17I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.

Psalms 7:1-17

Biblical Context

Psalm 7:1-17 presents a believer seeking deliverance from enemies and affirming trust in God. It also declares that the upright are defended by divine judgment and rewards.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this psalm, the outer conflict is but a mirror of an inner state. The cry 'in thee do I put my trust' is not prayers to a distant deity, but a declaration that the I AM—your awareness—guards you. When he pleads for deliverance from those who persecute him, he is not beseeching a distant God but re-educating the mind to recognize that the so-called enemies are thoughts and conditions born of fear, needing a higher conviction to dissolve. The verses about righteousness and the judge reflect the inner law: justice flows to the upright only as one aligns with the divine motive of the heart. The statement 'my defence is of God' becomes a claim that the ego’s protection is a function of consciousness, not armaments. As you dwell in God's righteousness, you steady your thoughts, seal your heart, and let the reins be examined by the One whose judgment is true. Then the pit of fear is emptied of its power, and mischief returns to its source because you refused to entertain it. Your work is to awaken to the I AM as defender and judge here and now.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Assume the state 'I AM defended by God now' and feel it as real. Hold that revision until relief and peace rise within you, then notice the outer scene aligning.