Neville Goddard on Psalms 27:4-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 27 in context

Scripture Focus

4One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

5For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

6And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

Psalms 27:4-6

Biblical Context

David desires to dwell with the LORD, behold His beauty, and seek within His temple. In trouble the LORD hides him, sets him on a rock, and he offers joyful praises.

Neville's Inner Vision

Desire is not seeking outside but turning your attention to the inner temple where the I AM dwells. The Psalmist says one thing he desires, and that desire is the act of turning consciousness to dwell in the LORD’s house—your awareness—where beauty is seen and inquiries are made. When trouble arises, you don't flee; you withdraw into the pavilion of your own consciousness, the secret of the tabernacle where you are safely hid by the power of your assumption. The rock upon which you are set is the unshakable sense of I AM, the fixed point from which thoughts of danger lose their force. From that certainty your head rises above the surrounding "enemies" as you stand firm in awareness. Then joy becomes your offering, and your singing—your prayers of praise—are the natural expression of a mind abiding in the inner temple. This is not ritual; it's the realization that God is your awareness and that the temple is the state you inhabit.