Neville Goddard on Psalms 96:7-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 96 in context

Scripture Focus

7Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.

8Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.

9O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.

Psalms 96:7-9

Biblical Context

All nations are urged to recognize the Lord’s glory and strength, offer due offerings, and enter His courts. They are called to worship in the beauty of holiness with reverent awe.

Neville's Inner Vision

To this psalm, you are not addressing an external king but the I AM within. The kinds of people are the many stores of consciousness you call forth in the moment: the daring and the humble, the hopeful and the fearful. When the psalm bids you give unto the LORD glory and strength, it is your decision to acknowledge the glory already resident in your own awareness and to stir that energy with consistent focus. The call to bring an offering and enter the courts is the inner practice of presenting your best thoughts, beliefs, and feelings to your living center and stepping into a voluntary, inner temple where your attention is held by the I AM. Worship in the beauty of holiness means your life is aligned with purity of consciousness—every act, motive, and sensation reflecting sacred order. The fear before Him is not terror but the awe of recognizing that all you perceive is the self in different forms. Cultivate reverent attention, and your world is rearranged from the inside out.

Practice This Now

Assume you are already in the LORD's courts by imagining you stand in your own inner temple; feel the glory and strength as present, then revise any sense of lack by declaring, 'I AM' and dwelling in that awareness.