Green Pastures of the I AM
Psalms 23:2-3 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 23 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Psalm 23:2-3 portrays God as the I AM guiding the speaker into rest and right action. Rest in green pastures, calm waters, restoration of the soul, and paths of righteousness all arise from alignment with inner awareness.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within the psalm I hear the language of consciousness. He maketh me lie down in green pastures is not a landscape staged by an external power but a state of inner ease produced by the I AM that I am. When I acknowledge that I am already being led by my own awareness, the mind settles; the still waters become the quiet, lucid stream of perception through which thoughts are seen rather than swamped by them. He restoreth my soul is the refreshing of my sense of self as I drop fear and doubt and align with my essential identity. He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness becomes the disciplined activity of living in harmony with my true nature, for the sake of my name—the expression of God in me. Each verse invites a practical faith: assume you are already in that state, and let your consciousness revise all lack and noise into rest, guidance, and integrity.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and, guided by the I AM, imagine lying in a green pasture and hearing a still stream. Repeat I am led by my I AM; I rest; I am restored, until it feels true.
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