Inner Praise and the Inner King
1 Samuel 18:6-7 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Samuel 18 in context
Scripture Focus
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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