Neville Goddard on Psalms 79:5-9 - 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.

Psalms 79:5-9

Biblical Context

The psalmist laments God's anger and the destruction of Jacob's dwelling. He pleads for mercy and deliverance for the sake of God's name.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's teaching, the LORD of this psalm is the I AM within you, the awareness that governs your world the moment you awaken. The cry 'how long' signals a state of consciousness clinging to a sense of separation, releasing anger outward. When you realize you are the I AM, you can turn from judgment and invite mercies into your inner atmosphere. The 'tender mercies' are your own forgiveness reviving; to 'deliver us' is to experience release from thoughts you have identified as true. The 'heathen' and 'kingdoms' are stray thoughts and old patterns that have not yet called upon thy name—until you name them with awareness and re-create them as allies. Letting go of former iniquities permits mercy to prevail, and imagining salvation as present allows your sins to be purged by the warmth of the I AM. The result is a life reflected through a cleansed, glorious consciousness, where judgment and mercy resolve within the same I AM truth.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: In a quiet moment, repeat 'I AM that I AM' while imagining you are delivered and forgiven now; revise any memory of fault into present peace until you feel it real.