The Gate Within Psalms 118:20
Psalms 118:20 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 118 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Verse 118:20 speaks of a gate the LORD opens for the righteous, symbolizing access to God’s presence through alignment of consciousness. The gate is an inner entrance, not a distant place, realized by your state of being.
Neville's Inner Vision
Remember that the gate is not a distant barrier but a state of consciousness you can adopt now. Psalms names a gate of the LORD because only a certain inner disposition opens to divine presence. When you affirm that the I AM, God within you, is here and now, you move from fear and striving into the calm certainty of being sacredly real. The righteous are those who refuse to identify with lack and separation, choosing instead to align their inner I AM with the universal Principle that animates all life. As you imagine from the end, as though you already stand inside the gate, you release resistance, cultivate gratitude, and dwell in the felt sense of dwelling with God. In that consent the inner door opens without force, simply by recognizing that you are already in God and God is already in you. The gate then becomes a doorway into the Kingdom you carry within, a living redemption entering your everyday experience.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and affirm, I am the gate through which God enters. Feel a warm, sustaining presence rising in the chest as you imagine you are already beyond the gate, living in the Kingdom now.
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