Neville Goddard on Psalms 85:1-2 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 85 in context

Scripture Focus

1Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

2Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.

Psalms 85:1-2

Biblical Context

Psalm 85:1-2 declares that God has shown favor to the land, returning Jacob from captivity, and that sin has been forgiven and covered. It speaks of an inner restoration that God performs in the heart.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Neville’s understanding, the 'land' is your state of consciousness, and 'Jacob’s captivity' is the dream of separation from the Divine. When the psalm says God has been favorable to the land, it is the I AM of your being turning toward you with gentleness and permission, approving your inward atmosphere. The return from captivity is not geography but a shift in your inner weather—a release from the old belief that you are exiled from blessing. Forgiveness and the covering of sin are inner acts of alignment; they occur as you consent to the truth that you are already reconciled with the Source. Selah invites you to pause, to dwell in the stillness where old patterns melt and a new sensation of wholeness takes root. Remember: imagination creates reality. If you imagine yourself guilty, you will feel the burden of guilt; if you imagine yourself restored, you live as though the world is newly yours. This psalm is a map of consciousness returning to its native harmony.