Neville Goddard on Psalms 2:1-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 2 in context

Scripture Focus

1Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,

3Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

4He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.

5Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

Psalms 2:1-6

Biblical Context

The passage describes nations raging and rulers plotting against the Lord and his anointed. It also says God laughs at their schemes and establishes a king on Zion.

Neville's Inner Vision

Thoughts: The 'heathen' are the restless thoughts that rage within; the 'kings of the earth' are the crowded beliefs that would bind me. The Lord and his anointed are the I AM and the divine idea seeking expression as my crowned self. When these inner voices unite against this truth, I witness a mental revolt—yet God sits in the heavens, and I hear his laughter as the release of pressure from false identifications. His derision is the moment when I refuse to fear the storm and return my attention to the inner fact of sovereignty. Then, 'Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion' becomes an inner declaration: I set my king upon Zion within, and I am the ruler of my inner landscape. The outer world may rage, but the inner kingdom is established. As I dwell there, the imagined bonds dissolve, and the true governance of consciousness emerges as present reality, swiftly transforming perception into form.

Practice This Now

Assume the end: I am the king seated on Zion within. Close your eyes, feel the throne of sovereignty rising in your chest, and silently declare, 'I am the Lord's anointed, and my inner kingdom is established.'