Dwelling in the Inner Courts
Psalms 84:1-12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 84 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Psalm 84 expresses longing to dwell in God's presence and describes the sanctuary as the true home of the soul. It promises strength, trust, and grace to those who inhabit it.
Neville's Inner Vision
The Psalmist’s cry is the cry of consciousness: longing for the living God is the urge of your awareness to live from a higher state. In Neville’s language, the tabernacles are states of consciousness you enter by assumption; the courts are the realm of your steady attention. The sparrow and swallow finding niches illustrate that you can establish sanctuary wherever your focus rests, provided the altar is set within. To dwell there is to align with the I AM that you are, not to chase conditions. When you pass through the valley of Baca, convert dryness into wells by imagining abundance; let rain fill the pools of your awareness. You move from strength to strength as Zion—your inner standard—appears within. The sun and shield are your own radiance and protection, inherited as you walk in that consciousness. Grace and glory follow the upright, because you have chosen the inner sanctuary as your reality. Trust becomes daily practice: recognize that the fulfilled state is already present in your awareness and gently inhabit it.
Practice This Now
Imaginative_act: Close your eyes and declare, 'I am dwelling in the courts of the living God.' Feel that presence saturating your chest and carry the state with you into the next moment.
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