Neville Goddard on Psalms 26:1-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 26 in context

Scripture Focus

1Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.

2Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

3For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.

4I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.

5I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

6I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:

7That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.

8LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

9Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:

10In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.

11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

12My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.

Psalms 26:1-12

Biblical Context

The psalmist asks the LORD to judge and test him, asserting his integrity and trust. He resolves to walk in truth, avoid evil company, wash his hands in innocence, and bless the Lord's house.

Neville's Inner Vision

The phrase 'judge me' is the I AM calling the I AM within to shine its light on the inner movements of consciousness. 'Walking in integrity' becomes a steady state of consciousness aligned with truth, and 'trusting in the LORD' is trust in the omnipresent I AM. I choose to see with 'lovingkindness before mine eyes' and therefore refuse to entertain thoughts that deceive me, leaving 'vain persons' and 'dissemblers' behind as irrelevant images in the theater of awareness. To 'wash mine hands in innocency' is to clear my mental air and act from purity, circling the altar of my own awareness with thanksgiving. By affirming that I will 'publish with the voice of thanksgiving' I render divine works into my experienced reality. 'LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house' becomes devotion to the inner sanctuary of awareness where the divine life dwells. 'Redeem me, and be merciful unto me' is the call for grace within consciousness, and standing on 'an even place' is the stable ground of the I AM. As I hold to this inner covenant, I bless the Lord in every gathering of belief.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state of one who walks in integrity, trusting the I AM within. Feel the lovingkindness before you and stand on unshakable ground, thanking the divine for the revealed truth.