Neville Goddard on Psalms 7:8-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 7 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Psalms 7:8-16

Biblical Context

Psalm 7:8-16 portrays God as judge over both the righteous and the wicked, affirming that the upright are safeguarded, while the wicked are confronted with their own schemes; it also emphasizes that the inner motives and heart are tested by God.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's light, the 'LORD' of this psalm is the I AM—the living awareness within you that judges thoughts. To 'judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness' is to align your inner state with the standard of integrity you now acknowledge as the I AM. 'The righteous God trieth the hearts and reins' signals that awareness tests the thoughts you cherish and the motives you permit. 'My defence is of God' becomes: your inner defense is the God-presence within you—the I AM that saves the upright in heart. The images of weapons, traps, and mischief are mental pictures summoned by fear; when you fix your attention on the inner light, these pictures lose force and their effects turn back on the dreamer. Thus judgment and reciprocity occur within, not in an external court. Your task is to dwell in the awareness that you are the upright in heart, and that the I AM protects you. Practically, you revise fear by assuming your inner righteousness and by feeling that protection as if it were real in the present moment.

Practice This Now

Assume now you are the upright in heart; revise any fear of attack by affirming, 'I am defended by the I AM,' and feel it real as a vivid inner quiet.