Neville Goddard on Psalms 85:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 85 in context

Scripture Focus

5Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

6Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

Psalms 85:5-6

Biblical Context

The psalm questions whether God will remain angry forever and extend His anger through generations. It pleads for revival so the people may rejoice in God's presence.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the divine I AM stands as the enduring Presence. The question Wilt thou be angry... invites you to look at anger not as fate imposed by generations, but as a state of consciousness you have conjured by attention. When you identify with this I AM, revival is not something coming from without; it is a turning of your inner weather. You imagine that the soul friend within has been revived: joy returns, and you begin to rejoice in God rather than lament over conditions. In Neville's practice, you are asked to assume the end now: feel the revived state as your present, speak from that state, and all outer conditions rearrange to reflect it. Each moment spent in the consciousness of renewal dissolves the sense of continuous anger and births a fresh creation in which the 'people'—your faculties and experiences—rejoice in the Presence. Thus the verse becomes your invitation to a new creation: you are the revival you seek, and God, the I AM in you, answers by awakening your inner joy.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and repeat 'I am revived in God I AM,' then feel the joy blooming inside as if the Presence already reigns. Hold that feeling for a minute, letting it shift your inner state from anger to praise.