Inner Mercy, Enduring Faithfulness

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville's ear, this psalm is not a history of a distant deity but a map of your inner landscape. Mercy and faithfulness are not outside attributes of God; they are durable states of consciousness you awaken within. When the speaker says, I will sing of the mercies of the LORD, this is a choice of awareness to dwell in a compassionate mood toward yourself and others, a steady tone your mind repeats until it becomes second nature. Saying, with my mouth I will make known thy faithfulness to all generations, is the practice of naming and thereby affirming what you have already assumed inwardly—that your inner world remains steady, reliable, and true across the shifting scenes of life. Mercy shall be built up for ever speaks of perseverance in grace, a gathering of generous perception into a growing reservoir. Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens signals that the constant integrity of your I AM is not outside you but established in your highest inner heaven. Your outer world reflects this inner cosmos when you embody these states and speak them forth.