Neville Goddard on Psalms 89:1-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 89 in context

Scripture Focus

1I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

3I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,

4Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

5And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

6For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?

7God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

8O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

9Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

10Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.

11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

12The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.

13Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

15Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

16In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

17For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

18For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

Psalms 89:1-18

Biblical Context

Psalm 89:1-18 extols God's mercy and faithfulness, and proclaims an everlasting covenant with David. It situates God's rule in heaven and on earth, inviting praise and trust from the faithful.

Neville's Inner Vision

To my mind's ear, these verses announce a state of awareness in which the divine order is already established. The 'mercy' and 'faithfulness' are not distant attributes but the steady rhythm of your own consciousness when you stop making trouble and rest in the I AM. The covenant with David is the inner decree that you are chosen, not by chance, but by your own recognition of your royal nature. The throne built 'to all generations' is your inner center where thought, feeling, and memory align under the same certainty. When the heavens praise, do not imagine celestial spectators; see it as the harmonies of your mind reverberating with truth. The waves of the sea and Rahab's breakings symbolize your outer disturbances, which you still by a single, quiet conviction of power. Justice and mercy share the throne; truth goes before your face as clarity. Your horn rises in favor when you dwell in the present fidelity of God within.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine you sit on the throne of your mind. Say 'Mercy and Faithfulness establish my present state' and feel the reality of divine governance now.