Neville Goddard on Psalms 8:2-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 8 in context

Scripture Focus

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;

Psalms 8:2-3

Biblical Context

Psalm 8:2-3 points to strength arising from the innocent voice and from contemplating the heavens; it hints at an inner order that can quiet outer opposition. The focus is on inner creation and the alignment of consciousness with divine structure.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the psalm is not about God as a distant ruler but about your I AM, your aware I, stepping into any moment as the creator of your experience. The 'mouth of babes and sucklings' is the state of pure, unconditioned awareness—a childlike trust that does not doubt the reality of what it imagines. When enemies appear as opposing thoughts, you are reminded that strength is not doled out from without but ordained within by your own consciousness. 'Thy heavens' and 'the work of thy fingers' become symbols of your inner faculties—imagination, perception, and order—actively arranging your life as you study them. By turning attention to the heavens, you align with the divine order already present, and the imagined adversaries lose power as you stand in the I AM that does the ordaining. The verse invites you to see creation as recall and re-imagination: you are the universe thinking itself into form; the light of awareness dissolves conflict as the child returns to its throne of certainty.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, place a hand on your heart, and affirm 'I AM the strength that ordains peace.' Then picture a vast inner sky, observe your mental faculties working in harmony, and allow any disturbance to melt into stillness as you abide in I AM.