Neville Goddard on Psalms 8:4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 8 in context

Scripture Focus

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

Psalms 8:4

Biblical Context

The verse questions why God minds humans and visits the son of man, highlighting that humans are the focus of divine awareness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Psalm 8:4 asks, What am I that the I AM should attend to me? In my teaching, the 'man' is not a creature apart but a state of consciousness you currently inhabit. God is not someone outside; God is the I AM within your awareness, the very seeing that makes your life possible. When you feel insignificant, you are dwelling in a belief about yourself—let that belief be dissolved by a new assumption. The question becomes an invitation: assume you are already visited by the I AM, that you are the object of its mindful regard. Begin with a gentle revision: 'I am the beloved idea of God in action'; 'I am seen by the I AM now.' Feel it—the feeling of reality—as if the visit has already occurred. When imagination is lived as fact, you experience your life shifting into harmony with this awareness, and you recognize your inherent worth as the child of consciousness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Close your eyes and adopt the belief, 'I am the I AM, mindful of me.' Imagine a scene where consciousness approves and visits you now; let that feeling of being seen travel through you until it becomes your present state.