Neville Goddard on Psalms 97:3-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 97 in context

Scripture Focus

3A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.

4His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.

5The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

Psalms 97:3-5

Biblical Context

The verses depict God's coming as fire and light that purges enemies, causing the earth to tremble and the hills to melt in his presence. This signals an inner reality of divine impact on consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's voice: The fire going before Him is the forward movement of your own consciousness. The Him is your I AM—the steady awareness you are. When you imagine a radiant flame stepping ahead of every thought, you burn up the enemies of belief—fear, doubt, and lack—that block you. The lightnings that enlighten the world are awakenings of insight when you fix attention on the Presence rather than the problem. The earth trembling marks the old landscape of your sensations giving way to truth; the hills melting like wax show resistance dissolving under the heat of awareness. All this happens within your inner state of being, not in some distant scene. By dwelling in that Presence, you discover the Kingdom is within, and the outward world responds to your inner conviction. Remember: imagination creates reality, and you are the I AM making it so.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: For five minutes, assume you are already living in the Presence; feel the forward flame of your awareness and declare, 'I AM here now.' Let fears dissolve and observe your inner landscape shift as if the mountains bend to your conviction.