Inner Worship Psalm 81

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this psalm, the outer songs are symbols of an inner moment: you awaken to God as your strength—the I AM—and let that awareness govern every feeling. 'Sing aloud unto God our strength' is not begging for power but affirming the state you already inhabit. The 'God of Jacob' signifies a living, wrestling consciousness that wins, a mind aligned with divine power. To 'take a psalm' and 'bring hither the timbrel, the harp' becomes an inner discipline—calling forth images and feelings that declare your sovereignty. The harp and psaltery symbolize harmony between thought and emotion when tuned to the I AM; 'blow up the trumpet in the new moon' marks a fresh declaration of the state you choose to inhabit. The 'solemn feast day' is the ongoing feast of awareness, the present moment in which you feed on the reality of God within. Worship, therefore, is not ritual display but a renewal of consciousness, a turning of attention to the living presence that you are.