Neville Goddard on Psalms 74:3-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 74 in context

Scripture Focus

3Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.

4Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.

Psalms 74:3-4

Biblical Context

Psalm 74:3–4 laments the sanctuary being desolated by wicked acts and the enemies' roars within the assembly. It marks a crisis of holy order in the inner life.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within your mind, the sanctuary is the temple of awareness—the I AM. When the verse speaks of perpetual desolations and wicked acts, it reveals fear, doubt, and negative thoughts sweeping through consciousness. These are not external powers; they are movements of imagination. The way to reclaim the temple is to refuse identification with the scene and to assume a new inner state. Lift your attention from the outer theater and enter the still, timeless center, where you observe with unwavering awareness. In that stillness, the roar of enemies in the midst of your congregation dissolves as you persist in feeling 'I AM' as the constant reality. By revision, you construct a new order: the sanctuary is consecrated, the enemies become signs of transformation, and the banners you see are thoughts bowing to your awareness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit in quiet awareness and revise the scene. Say to yourself, 'I am the sanctuary; the desolation is but a dream in my mind,' and feel the truth as real for several minutes.