Neville Goddard on Psalms 89:38-45 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 89 in context

Scripture Focus

38But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

39Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

40Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.

41All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.

42Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

43Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

44Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.

45The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

Psalms 89:38-45

Biblical Context

The psalmist laments the withdrawal of divine protection and the breaking of the covenant with the anointed. The kingly power is broken, and enemies mock the once secure reign.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner register, the 'anointed' is your state of consciousness—the I AM that claims sovereignty. When the text speaks of God casting off, recognize it as a projection of belief that you are separated from your own presence. The covenant and the crown are not relics in time but realizations in awareness; the ruin described corresponds to thoughts that have, for a season, forgotten their unity with the I AM. The remedy is not external reformation but an inner revision: reaffirm that the covenant remains intact in your mind, and the throne sits in present awareness. See the enemies as transient thoughts that cheer when you identify with lack or doubt; counter them by dwelling in the victorious sense of self-possession. The edge of the sword—your vitality and battle-will—returns as you insist on your unity with the I AM. The days of youth are not shortened; rather, you awaken to the eternal crown within, ruling now from the throne of consciousness that you truly are.

Practice This Now

Practice: Close your eyes, declare silently, 'I AM the covenant kept; I reign now.' Spend five minutes feeling that sovereign, unbroken presence as real in your chest and breath.