The Inner House of Worship
Psalms 122:1 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 122 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse expresses gladness at joining a worship procession toward the sanctuary. It marks the sacred encounter as an inner movement toward God.
Neville's Inner Vision
Consider that the house of the LORD in Psalm 122:1 is the I AM you are now. The gladness of the psalmist arises from recognizing that the sanctuary is not a building but the presence you awaken in imagination. When you hear, 'Let us go into the house,' you answer, not with feet alone, but with attention: a turning of your mind toward the inner sanctuary where God dwells as your awareness. The procession becomes a daily practice of assuming that you are already there—that the Lord's presence is active in this moment. The joy you feel is the felt shift of state: from doubt to certainty, from separation to union with the divine I AM. In this light, true worship is not rote rite but the repetition of imaginative acts that awaken you to reality. The outer temple merely mirrors your inner temple. Persist in this awareness, and your life will harmonize with the truth that you are in the house of God wherever you stand.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes for a moment, declare 'I enter the house of the Lord now,' and feel the calm awareness settle as if you are already there. Stay with it until the sense of presence becomes your immediate experience.
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