Inner Zion: The Great King Within
Psalms 48:2-7 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 48 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Psalm 48:2-7 depicts Zion as the beautiful center of divine presence, the city of the great King, where God is known as refuge. External powers gather and tremble, but sovereignty is found within and overcomes them.
Neville's Inner Vision
Zion in this psalm is not a geographic hill but the living state of awareness where the I AM reigns. When you rest in that inner sanctuary, the sides of the north become the clear, unmoved mind that shelters you under the Great King. The 'kings' who appear are the pressures, beliefs, and circumstances your senses name as reality; they gather to test your sense of self. Yet they marvel, then retreat, for the inner truth remains untouched by them. Fear and pain arise only when you forget your sovereignty. The east wind that breaks the ships of Tarshish is the breath of God moving through your atmosphere, dissolving former alignments and illusions that opposed your true balance. Your sanctuary becomes the throne of victory, and what seemed unstoppable in the outer world is seen as a projection of an inner scene you choose to rewrite. Dominion is not imposed upon life; it is recognized as life, expressed through the I AM that you are. When you claim Zion as your center, external powers lose their grip and you walk in calm, unassailable sovereignty.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and assume the feeling of the Great King within. Say quietly, I am the I AM; I reign in Zion, and let the inner city become more real than any outer circumstance.
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