Inner Purity and Praise
Psalms 26:4-7 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 26 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse shows a deliberate separation from vanity and deceit. It moves toward innocence, worship, and grateful testimony.
Neville's Inner Vision
In this psalm you are invited to withdraw from vanity and from the company of those who disassemble, not by blame but by waking your inner I AM. When you refuse vain company, you reset the screen of awareness to reveal what matters: holiness of thought, integrity of motive, and a hungry longing to draw near the altar of consciousness. The washing of hands in innocency becomes inner cleansing—a clearing of doubt, self-justification, and that subtle alignment with negativity. As you compass the inner altar, you stand in gratitude, letting a voice of thanksgiving rise within, proclaiming the wondrous works already made real in your life. This is not external ritual, but an inner covenant: to dwell in a state of praise and to bear witness to the divine presence in your experience. The verse becomes a practical method: you imagine yourself clean, separated in consciousness, and as you do, the world around you begins to take on the color of your inward state, revealing the works you have been imagining into visibility.
Practice This Now
Assume the state now: I am clean in consciousness, separated from vanity; sit at the inner altar and declare thanksgiving.
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