Neville Goddard on Psalms 48:7-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 48 in context

Scripture Focus

7Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

8As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

Psalms 48:7-8

Biblical Context

The psalm presents God's mighty action breaking the old ships of earthly power and establishing an enduring city of God. What we hear about this divine power is meant to be experienced inwardly, in the inner city of consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

From a Neville-inspired reading, the ships of Tarshish are not vessels at sea but states of consciousness—habits, fears, and worn identities you still entertain. The east wind is a rising movement of awareness, sweeping away those old images and revealing the inner citadel. 'As we have heard, so have we seen' invites you from belief to embodiment: hear the truth in your imagination and choose to feel it now as your living reality. The city of the LORD of hosts, the city of our God, is the indivisible I AM within you—an unshakable throne your attention can dwell upon. God will establish it for ever becomes your conviction that this inner establishment is not temporary but perpetual, guarded by the I AM you are. Selah asks for a pause to let the revelation sink in; when you rest in this awareness, your world rearranges to reflect a life that endures.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes, take a slow breath, and assume you are already in the city of God. Feel the wind of consciousness breaking the old ships of Tarshish and dwell in the I AM as your immediate reality.