Neville Goddard on Psalms 76:11-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 76 in context

Scripture Focus

11Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

12He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.

Psalms 76:11-12

Biblical Context

Plain sense: The psalm calls for vows and offerings to the Lord and reverent allegiance around Him. It also declares that earthly princes lose their force when the divine authority of God within is acknowledged.

Neville's Inner Vision

To read Psalm 76:11-12 through Neville's lens is to see vows as decisions of the I AM within. When you commit to the I AM, you pledge that your inner realm bows to that awareness, and the surrounding thoughts bring offerings of reverence. The line about cutting off the spirit of princes points to the egoic claims of separation; as you dwell in the one reality, those outer rulers lose power, for they exist only in the belief of separation from God within. The terrible kings translate as the moment when the inner king wakes, and the appearances of power in the world disappear before pure consciousness. Imagining this sovereignty is not ritual but a revision of your state of consciousness. The imagination creates the reality of inner governance; by living as the I AM, you dissolve fear and claim mastery over your mental and emotional weather. Practice this by repeatedly returning to the state of awareness as your true condition, letting every circumstance reflect that inner king.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and declare, 'I am the I AM; this is my inner realm.' Then picture the surrounding princes of circumstance bowing and presenting gifts to your inner King, while you feel the authority of awareness settling into your body.