Neville Goddard on Psalms 88:10-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 88 in context

Scripture Focus

10Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.

11Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?

12Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

Psalms 88:10-12

Biblical Context

Psalm 88 questions whether God's wonders, lovingkindness, and righteousness can be known in death or in darkness. It expresses a longing for God’s praise to endure even in the grave.

Neville's Inner Vision

To interpret this Psalm in Neville Goddard's way, see the 'dead' as states of consciousness that have forgotten their oneness with God; the 'grave' is not a tomb but a mental posture of forgetfulness, and 'the dark' is the absence of awareness. Your task is not to beg God to travel into your world; it is to awaken the I AM and insist that the wonders, lovingkindness, and righteousness are already here, now, as your own awareness. When you assume, 'I am the light that praises; I am loved; I am faithful,' you resurrect those parts of you that you believed were gone. The more you anchor yourself in the present I AM, the more the inner sun shines, and the memory of forgetfulness fades. This is not theology; it is your practical psychology: you can revise your state to align with the divine attributes, and the outer world will reflect the change as an outward manifestation of your inner awakening.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and dwell in the I AM as your present identity. Assume the feeling of being loved, faithful, and righteous now, and let that inner state illuminate the so-called dead and dark within.