Neville Goddard on Psalms 9:1-20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 9 in context

Scripture Focus

1I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

2I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

3When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.

4For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.

5Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.

6O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.

7But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.

8And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

9The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

10And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

11Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

12When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

13Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

14That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.

15The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

16The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

17The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

18For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

19Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

20Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Psalms 9:1-20

Biblical Context

Psalm 9:1-20 praises God for His marvellous works and for His faithful protection of the righteous. It also presents God's justice toward the wicked and His refuge for the oppressed, urging trust in His name.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture Psalm 9:1-20 as the inner drama where you awaken to the truth that the I AM within you is the throne and the judge. When I praise with my whole heart, I am claiming that the I AM who sees rightly rules every thought and turns imagined enemies into harmless memories. The enemies are beliefs that forget who I am; as I acknowledge the Lord as my throne, judgment becomes a calm, precise alignment of my inner state with truth. The refuge is not someplace apart but the now awareness that holds me steady; the faithful knowers are the thoughts I choose to dwell upon. To lift the name of the Lord is to call forth the outcome I have already assumed in consciousness. When I remember the cry of the humble, I respond as the I AM, not as fear. The psalm invites me to stay rooted in the certainty of salvation, letting justice and mercy flow from my inner I AM into every area of life.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the feeling that the I AM is governing your life now; dwell in the sense that you are protected and rightful in the throne room of your consciousness. See the doubts fade as you rest in that assurance and let the psalm's promises become your present awareness.