Neville Goddard on Psalms 79:5-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 79 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Psalms 79:5-12

Biblical Context

The psalmist laments God's anger, pleads for mercy and deliverance, and asks that God be known among the nations. He also speaks for the prisoners, seeking restoration for the people and vindication against external enemies.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's voice, the cry 'How long?' marks the mind's resistance to a shift in consciousness. The 'anger' is not a distant judge but the stale states of awareness that imprison you. 'Pour out thy wrath' becomes a call to purge inner beliefs that do not know God as I AM. 'Remember not former iniquities' invites forgiveness of past identifications and the grace of tender mercy to prevent recurrence. Deliverance is not an external event but the moment you recognize your salvation as already present in your consciousness. The concern that 'Where is their God?' invites you to prove the constant presence of the I AM in every circumstance. The 'sighing of the prisoner' is the old, reactive self; to 'preserve those appointed to die' is to let die all former identities that label you as doomed. As you revise, others' reproach dissolves into harmless projection, and your God becomes known within your life through the clear light of awareness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state 'I AM' as your present reality; revise anger and fear into mercy, and imagine the divine light filling your dwelling, making your God known in every situation.