Planting Sons, Polishing Daughters
Psalms 144:12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 144 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Psalm 144:12 presents a vision of sons growing like plants and daughters polished like corner stones, signaling family prosperity and dignity. It invites us to see these images as inner states shaping outer life.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within this verse, you are not naming children apart from your own consciousness. The sons are the young shoots of vitality rising within your inner garden; the daughters are the corner stones of a palace you are building with disciplined thought and feeling. When you recognize that the I AM—the steadfast awareness you are—is your constant observer, these images crystallize as lived experience here and now. You do not sway others by force; you revise your inner atmosphere until growth, dignity, and order appear as your world. The palace endures because its foundation is your consistent attention to virtue, love, and truth; the polished stones are the refined habits and relationships that support it. By dwelling in the feeling of a future where your family stands strong, you align present perception with that truth. The moment you refuse limitation and persist in the assumption that your inner state creates outer form, your outer life begins to reflect the inner vision.
Practice This Now
Take 5 minutes to assume the state: 'My sons are growing in youth; my daughters are polished corner stones for a palace.' Feel it now—breath, heartbeat, certainty—then carry that feeling into your day.
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