Inner Praise, Outer Trust
Psalms 146:1-4 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 146 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Plain paraphrase: The psalm calls the soul to praise the LORD continually and warns that external rulers offer no true help, since life comes from the inner I AM. It anchors power in consciousness rather than circumstance.
Neville's Inner Vision
Beloved, the LORD is the I AM that dwells within your consciousness. When you hear 'praise ye the LORD,' you are hearing the invitation to align your entire being with that living awareness, the one constant behind every fluctuating circumstance. To 'praise' is not a shout to an outside deity but a turning of attention to the essential you—your resting note of awareness. The line about princes or the son of man is a reminder that outward authorities and changing fortunes are pale reflections of mind-activity, transient and ultimately without real power. Their breath goes forth; their thoughts perish, but consciousness—the I AM—remains unshaken. Therefore, your practice is to dwell in that state, to feel the truth that you are the living I AM, and to revise any belief that life depends on persons or events. Begin from the present moment, and the inner atmosphere will shift outward conditions.
Practice This Now
Imagine the state of the I AM now by silently saying I am the LORD in your heart; feel the inward praise rise as you let external claims fall away.
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