Remembering Inner Jerusalem

Psalms 137:6 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Psalms 137 in context

Scripture Focus

6If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Psalms 137:6

Biblical Context

Psalm 137:6 speaks of memory as the life of the soul: without remembrance of the divine, speech falters and true joy is diverted. In plain life, it points to keeping God as your chief longing.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the wording of Psalm 137:6, observe that forgetting is not a mistake of memory but a denial of your own I AM presence. The verse invites you to keep Jerusalem—the inner sanctuary of awareness—above every outward joy. When you remember, you unleash a steady current of vitality that moves tongue, thought, and feeling; when you forget, life stiffens, imagination quiets, and you experience exile in your own consciousness. The 'chief joy' is not a thing but the ruling state of consciousness in which you dwell. You are not wandering in an outer land but returning to your true home within. The call is to make remembrance a deliberate act of imagination—assessing, revising, and feeling as if you stand where your heart longs to be. Your assumption creates the inner climate; your feelings authenticate the state; your life follows the impression you hold of God as present. See that the psalmist's exile corresponds to the moment you forget that you are the I AM, and Jerusalem within is always available to your awareness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and recall the divine presence; assume you are already dwelling in the inner Jerusalem and feel it real for a few minutes by quietly repeating 'I AM' and 'remember thee'.

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