Neville Goddard on Psalms 122:3-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 122 in context

Scripture Focus

3Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:

4Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.

5For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

Psalms 122:3-5

Biblical Context

Jerusalem is described as a tightly joined city where people come together to bless the LORD. The passage also speaks of established thrones of judgment—the House of David.

Neville's Inner Vision

Jerusalem in this view is not a place on a map but a state of consciousness: a compact city built by the alignment of all your faculties under the I AM. The tribes are the many aspects of self—memory, imagination, appetite, will—rising toward the inner testimony of truth and gratitude. When you acknowledge the LORD within, you calm division and let the inner throne of judgment govern with Davidic wisdom. The House of David stands for a royal line of disciplined thought—love, justice, and clear decision—reigning within your mind. This is inner sovereignty, not external power; the city rises as you dwell in awareness, and your outward world reflects that unity. Practice is to assume that your entire being is this compact city and to choose thoughts as a king would choose laws.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the mind is a compact city. See the tribes ascend to the inner temple, and feel the throne of judgment within you; dwell as the Davidic king in awareness.