Neville Goddard on Psalms 9:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 9 in context

Scripture Focus

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 9:5-6

Biblical Context

The verses speak of God rebuking enemies and ending destructions; in Neville's view, this mirrors the inner dissolution of fears and old beliefs, with memories of those patterns fading away.

Neville's Inner Vision

I am the I AM that speaks within; the 'heathen' and the 'wicked' are not distant foes but states of consciousness arising in me. When I align with the awareness that is God, those hostile thoughts are rebuked and dissolved. The 'name' of the enemy and its memory fall away as I refuse to identify with it any longer. Destructions ending forever signal that the old pattern loses its power in my inner understanding; the 'cities' built by fear crumble, and the memorial of those fears is erased as I rest in the reality of I AM. Thus, the Psalmist’s language of judgment reveals an inward discipline: once I decide these patterns are finished, their memory loses force and can no longer govern me.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and declare I AM the ruler of my inner world. Imagine the hostile thoughts being rebuked, their names erased from memory, and the fear-born cities dissolving into stillness; feel this new state as real.