Neville Goddard on Psalms 79:8-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 79 in context

Scripture Focus

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 79:8-13

Biblical Context

The psalm pleads for mercy, deliverance, and forgiveness. It ends with a vow to praise God forever.

Neville's Inner Vision

Embody the truth that every scriptural cry is a state of consciousness asking to be realized. The 'we' in Psalm 79 is your present I AM addressing itself, not pleading to an external deity. When you say, 'let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us,' you are not begging for favors from a distant God, you are shifting your inner weather; you are choosing to dwell in tender mercies as your immediate atmosphere. 'For the glory of thy name' becomes, for you, the glory of your own I AM, shining through every appearing circumstance. The purge of sins is a revision of beliefs, a clearing of mental debris that keeps you identified with limitation. The line about the heathen says, let appearances bow to the power you know you are; let the outer world reflect your inner revelation. The sighing of the prisoner is the ego's fear, and to preserve those appointed to die is to preserve the life you already are in God. When you vow to praise and declare God's praise, you affirm your true identity as the past forgiven and the future alive by conscious realization. The psalm maps turning the external into the internal until gratitude becomes your natural state.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, and in the present tense, declare: I AM delivering and forgiving now. Feel the relief as if the mercy you seek is already yours, and revise any memory of lack or guilt into a present reality of gratitude.