Neville Goddard on Psalms 135:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 135 in context

Scripture Focus

1Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD.

2Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God,

3Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.

4For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.

Psalms 135:1-4

Biblical Context

Psalm 135:1-4 calls the faithful to praise the LORD, especially those standing in worship, for the LORD is good and has chosen Jacob and Israel as His peculiar treasure.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Neville's language, you are not praising a distant god, you are rehearsing the state of consciousness that already is crowned in your own mind. The verse invites you to see the house of the LORD as the condition of awareness in which you stand and act. The servants who praise are simply those who acknowledge their I AM and let it fill their inner atmosphere. When the LORD is good, that goodness is not external favor but the sensation of wholeness, a sense that your life has been chosen—in other words, that you are Jacob, Israel, the peculiar treasure of your own consciousness. The choosing is not historical privilege but your inner alignment: a trust-filled, grateful, expectant gaze upon the I AM. Your practice is to return to this inner temple and dwell there, letting gratitude and praise flow from the state of awareness itself. As you maintain this inner 'praise,' you gradually see outward appearances adjust to the conviction.

Practice This Now

Practice: Sit quietly and assume 'I am chosen by the LORD' as a living fact. Feel the gratitude and keep it as your predominant mood for a few minutes, repeating 'The LORD is good' until it feels real.