Early Mercy, Ever Joy
Psalms 90:14-15 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 90 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The psalm asks for mercy at the start so joy may fill all days, and for gladness to rise in the midst of previous afflictions. It suggests that inner mercy can transform outward experience by shifting consciousness.
Neville's Inner Vision
All the words of Psalm 90:14-15 point to a present, not a distant gift. When you affirm, 'satisfy me early with thy mercy,' you are not begging an external mercy but commanding your own I AM to inaugurate mercy at the start of every scene. In the Neville manner, God is your I AM—awareness that feels and imagines, and imagination governs reality. To 'rejoice and be glad all our days' becomes a steady state of awareness, a rhythm you maintain regardless of appearances. The clause about days afflicted and years seen evil is not a decree of doom but a training instruction: use the memory of pain to seed a more resilient, tender consciousness. Each moment of difficulty is a diagnostic of your inner weather, inviting you to revise it into mercy. As you hold this inner habit, your life adjusts to the tone you have assumed: mercy as the baseline, joy as the natural expression, and time bending to your determined mood rather than to outer events.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and declare 'I am satisfied by the mercy of God now,' letting that mood become your dominant state; then gently revise a recent difficulty by recalling it as seed to the gladness you are choosing today.
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