Inner Praise in Congregation

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Neville's language, the 'LORD' is your own I AM responding to your inner state. When you read 'Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness,' you hear a decree that your awareness willingly acknowledges its own divine mercies. The 'wonderful works' are the perfect, transforming movements of consciousness that unfold as you align with your inner unity—your thoughts, feelings, and imaginations working in concert. The invitation to 'exalt him also in the congregation of the people' becomes a description of the inner assembly—the many faculties of mind gathered in harmony under the one awareness. To praise is not an external ritual but an inner recognition: you are the psalmist who calls forth gratitude from the heart that already contains the divine. When you dwell in this unity, the 'assembly of the elders' is simply the seasoned wisdom of confident faith and stillness that resides within you. As you consent to this inner exaltation, your life begins to reflect the goodness and marvelous works God has already established in your consciousness.