Inner Praise and the Inner King

1 Samuel 18:6-7 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 18 in context

Scripture Focus

6And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.
7And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
1 Samuel 18:6-7

Biblical Context

David returns from battle and is celebrated by Israel’s women, who declare his triumphs as greater than Saul’s, signaling a shift in perceived authority.

Neville's Inner Vision

The singing crowds are not external spectators but inner dispositions responding to a new state of consciousness. David embodies a rising I AM, the inner king who has already accomplished the victory in imagination; Saul embodies an older, less complete self-image. The lines about tens thousands versus thousands reveal a shift from fear-based self-rule to a confident claim of inner power. The music, tabrets, and dancing symbolize the vibrational atmosphere that attends a state of consciousness when it is fully believed. In Neville terms, the outer scene mirrors the inner conviction: when you inhabit the David-state—an I AM that feels victorious and joyous—the inner city awakens and the external world aligns. The true kingdom is the inner kingdom, and the crowd’s acclaim is the echo of your own self-recognition. Foster this shift by cultivating the feeling that your wish is already real, letting the inner king reign in quiet confidence until it becomes outward fact.

Practice This Now

Practice: close your eyes and imagine the streets of your mind filled with music and voices proclaiming your wish as already realized. Then revise: 'I am the I AM, and this victory is mine now,' and feel that truth as your present experience.

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