Neville Goddard on Psalms 9:1-6 - 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.

Psalms 9:1-6

Biblical Context

The psalm pledges wholehearted praise to God, celebrates His wondrous works, and declares that enemies are overcome by God's presence, with His righteous judgment upholding the speaker's rights and purposes.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the quiet chamber of my inner life, the I AM sits on the throne of consciousness as the eternal King. When Psalm 9:1-6 invites praise with the whole heart, I am simply turning my entire attention to the awareness that I AM. The 'enemies' are not people outside me but fears, doubts, and old identities that rise and fade in the light of this inner ruler. The line 'they shall fall and perish at thy presence' becomes a vivid description of how hostile beliefs dissolve when I acknowledge the Lord within as judge and governor. To live this way is to know my right and my cause are maintained by a sovereign interior government. The ending of destructions and the erasure of memory of the wicked speaks to the end of outdated self-views that no longer serve me. Practically, I assume the feeling that the I AM has already announced victory; I revise any present scene to align with that verdict and feel it real until it becomes my ordinary state.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Sit quietly and declare, 'I AM on the throne of my consciousness, ruling rightly.' Then revise a current troubling scene to reflect this inner verdict, feeling it real until it becomes your lived experience.