Neville Goddard on Psalms 79:1-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 79 in context

Scripture Focus

1O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.

2The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.

3Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.

4We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

5How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

6Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.

7For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.

8O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.

9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.

10Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.

11Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;

12And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

13So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.

Psalms 79:1-13

Biblical Context

The psalm laments desecration and suffering of God's people and calls for deliverance. It asks God to remember mercy, restore the temple, and reveal divine power among the nations.

Neville's Inner Vision

Psalm 79 is not about external defeat alone but about the inner state that feels invaded by fear and conflict. The ‘heathen’ and the desecration of Jerusalem symbolize the belief in separation within your own consciousness. When you cry, “How long?” you are hearing the mind’s question to the I AM: how long will these old conditions govern you? The remedy is not in appeals to outside powers but in turning inward and identifying with the I AM—the lasting awareness that the self never truly dies. Pour out not wrath against others, but release the old reactive states and let tender mercy flow from the deepest level of consciousness. Call upon the God of your salvation as the feeling of your highest presence, and let deliverance come as you revise and feel it real. When you stand in this inner restoration, the world around you witnesses the truth of your unity, and gratitude—praise to the I AM—becomes your forever state.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine I AM as the present condition of your life; see the inner temple restored within you and feel gratitude rising as if this transformation were already true.