Neville Goddard on Psalms 8:1-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 8 in context

Scripture Focus

1O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

2Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

3When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

5For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

6Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

7All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

8The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

9O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

Psalms 8:1-9

Biblical Context

Psalm 8:1-9 extols God's grandeur and humankind's special place, crowned with glory and given dominion over creation. It invites contemplation of the heavens as the mind's work and our own consciousness as the throne of responsibility.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider that the psalm is not distant geography but the interior field of awareness. The name of the Lord, spoken as I AM, is the very power by which you awaken to your dominion. When the psalmist marks the heavens as the work of thy fingers, he points to the order you impress upon your life by attention and assumption. You are not merely thinking; you are the one who stands in Godlikeness, a little lower than the angels in role but crowned with glory and honor in consciousness. Dominion over the works of thy hands is your capacity to govern your own perceptions, choices, and reactions. The 'mouths of babes' and 'sucklings' suggest that strength arises from childlike faith in imagination, not from external force. As you consider the vast heavens, let that majesty enter your sense of self, and notice how the inner sight reorders reality: fear dissolves, patience and clarity rise, and your world follows your inner decree. Your mind becomes the throne; the world your kingdom.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are crowned with glory and given dominion. Feel the I AM as present reality and let that feeling ground your next decision or response.