Inner Rise of Joseph in Psalms

Neville's Inner Vision

Joseph’s arc in this psalm is your inner drama. The phrase 'He sent a man before them' is a metaphor for how a state of awareness proceeds ahead of ordinary thoughts, preparing the stage for a reality that aligns with your deeper word. The 'feet they hurt with fetters' and 'laid in iron' symbolize the grip of doubt and limitation you once wear; they are not fatal but formative, as the word of the LORD tests him—tests the resolve and the fidelity of consciousness to its own end. 'Until the time that his word comes' marks the moment when the inner conviction of I AM takes form in experience. The 'king' releasing him represents the inner governor or divine pattern that releases your ruling capacity when you align with that word. He becomes lord of his house, ruler of all his substance; this is the mind assuming sovereignty over its faculties and resources. To 'bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom' is the inner discipline of thought: will, perception, imagination obeying the authority of consciousness. The whole is the drama of you becoming aware that you already possess the supreme rulership of your inner kingdom.