Inner Judgment, Outer Sight
Romans 11:9-10 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Romans 11 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
David's words describe a table turned into a snare that traps perception, leaves the eyes dark, and causes the back to bow—an image of judgment taking root in the heart. It points to the inward operation of judgment, shaping how you experience life.
Neville's Inner Vision
Romans 11:9–10 speaks to the inner mechanics of judgment when you feed a belief with your attention. The table is the habitual pattern you sit with—your prevailing idea about yourself and the world—becoming a snare that collects more thoughts and misreads what is given. The word snare and trap point to a mental setup that narrows perception; eyes darkened is not a punishment laid upon you from without, but the mind's state that cannot see clearly because it has decided what must be true. Bow down their back is the posture of a fixed mind, bent by doubt and certainty alike, resisting the current of the I AM within. Now the good news: this psalmic image reveals law, not doom. When you refuse to feed the trap—when you shift your state of consciousness from limitation to possibility—the snare dissolves. The inner sight returns as you acknowledge Providence—your own divine awareness—as the lighting that reforms every outer scene. You are not a puppet of others' judgment; you are the I AM who imagines reality. Revisit the verse by assuming a new state, and watch the outer circumstances reflect your changed inner posture.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: In a moment of stillness, catch a belief that feels like a trap; revise it by declaring 'This table is not for punishment but for revelation.' Then close your eyes and picture the table becoming a doorway of light, and feel the I AM lifting your perception as if it already occurred.
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