Neville Goddard on Psalms 90:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 90 in context

Scripture Focus

1Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.

2Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

3Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.

4For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

Psalms 90:1-4

Biblical Context

Psalm 90:1-4 frames God as our lasting dwelling and the timeless ground of all. Time and mortality are viewed from the divine perspective, while our lives unfold within consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Take the verse as a map of your inner geography. God is not a distant sky but the I AM that dwells within your own awareness; thus 'thou art God' is a direct statement of your true identity. When you claim God as your dwelling place, you are refusing the sense of being a separate traveler in time and space. Mountains and worlds are not outside forces but formations of consciousness that arise and fade in the air of your attention. The line about a thousand years being as yesterday points to time collapsing when you recognize this present I AM. In your imagination you can revise the entire script of life by choosing to stand in the timeless room of awareness where nothing external determines you. This is not denial but alignment with the source that makes all things possible. Practice is simple: return your attention to the feeling now, and keep insisting, in feeling and belief, that you are the place where God dwells.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state: I am the dwelling place of God, now. Feel the timeless present as your home and revise any sense of past or future by dwelling there.