Neville Goddard on Psalms 88:5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 88 in context

Scripture Focus

5Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.

Psalms 88:5

Biblical Context

Psalm 88:5 expresses a feeling of being free among the dead and cut off, as if abandoned by God. It prompts a shift from external memory and power to the I AM present in consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Verse 88:5 speaks of being free among the dead, as the slain in the grave, forgotten and cut off from the hand of God. In the Neville light, this is a misperception of consciousness, not a verdict of fate. The psalmist's fear reveals a state of mind that treats memory, support, and life as things outside the self. Remembering is the vibration of I AM, the always-present awareness that I am. When I feel forgotten, I am simply clinging to a belief of separation from the divine hand that sustains all. I need not argue with the feeling; I revise it by entering the assumption that the I AM is always here, and that the dead are only dormant possibilities within, awaiting awakening by a new belief. I am not among the dead; I am the living awareness through which life moves. By assuming the hand of God rests upon me now, I dissolve the sense of separation and awaken to a reality where suffering is transmuted into light, power flows, and I am kept in by divine presence.