Inner Integrity Psalm 26

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the Lord is not a distant judge but the I AM within you, the awareness that never leaves you. When the psalmist says judge me and examine me, he invites your own consciousness to scrutinize the state you inhabit. Integrity, trust, and truth are not outward rites but the atmosphere of awareness you choose to dwell in. To walk in integrity is to sustain a steady image of yourself as innocent and true, to keep lovingkindness before your inner sight, and to prefer the company of truth in imagination over vanity or fear. The prohibitions against vain persons, dissemblers, and wickedness reveal your inner discipline: you align with the altar of consciousness by washing hands in innocency, purifying beliefs until they reflect your true nature. When you declare that you will compass thine altar, you affirm that your center is sacred and your life follows from that focus. The psalm becomes an inner covenant, a contract that the state you inhabit is your reality, contingent on your steadfast attention to truth and your consistent, imaginative kindness toward all beings.