Willows and Harps: Inner Return
Psalms 137:2 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 137 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
In exile, they hang their harps on the willows, refusing to sing. The image shows an inner withdrawal of worship under sorrow.
Neville's Inner Vision
Willows are the mood of the mind when you surrender joy to circumstance. The hanging of harps shows a state of consciousness that believes worship must pause because life has become fixed in loss. Yet the I AM within you remains untouched by exile; imagination is the living power that creates what you call reality. To awaken, you do not battle the exile but revise it by assuming a new inner state. Decide you are back in the temple, not mourning, but singing from the certainty: I am here, I am whole. Attach the harps again to the inner branches of your awareness and let a fresh song rise—one born of gratitude, presence, and the felt awareness that you are always loved. In this turn, exile ceases to be a punishment and becomes a doorway to true worship: the inner act of returning attention to the I AM and allowing your feeling to awaken to wholeness.
Practice This Now
Assume you are back in the temple, feeling the I AM as your constant; revise the scene by hearing your song again and letting gratitude fill your heart.
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