Neville Goddard on Psalms 91:5-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 91 in context

Scripture Focus

5Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

6Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

7A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

8Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

9Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

10There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

Psalms 91:5-10

Biblical Context

Psalm 91:5-10 promises fearless protection when you dwell in God as refuge. Even as outward threats loom, the inner state of safety remains untouched.

Neville's Inner Vision

Fear and threat are not forces outside you; they are movements of consciousness that rise when you forget who you are. The psalm speaks to a state of awareness in which the LORD is your habitation, the I AM within you. When you occupy that inner sanctuary, the terror by night, the arrow by day, the pestilence and destruction—all outer dramas—lose their power to disturb, because your attention is anchored in the unshakable fact of being protected by divine consciousness. The thousand falling at your side and the ten thousand at your right hand are not happening to you in fact; they are the dramatic pageantry of appearances obeying your inner posture. You behold the reward of the wicked only with the inward eye that refuses to be frightened; you see through illusion and remain free. Dwelling in the Most High means you are shelter, not by a fortress you must defend, but by a continuous state of awareness in which no evil can touch you. Your life becomes a steady practice of faith, joy, and calm in the light of God.