Inner Zion Psalm 48:9-14 Insight

Neville's Inner Vision

In the Neville idiom: The temple in the verse is not a stone hall but your present state of consciousness. When the psalm says 'we have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple,' it declares that the awareness you are is aware of its own mercy; the 'name' and 'praise unto the ends of the earth' speak of the consistent expression of your I AM through every outward circumstance. The 'right hand full of righteousness' is the unerring power of the I AM that upholds every judgment you make about yourself. Zion represents the settled state of consciousness where jubilation arises not from place but from alignment with God within. To 'walk about Zion, and go round about her' is to practice mindful circling of your inner strongholds, revisiting your beliefs until their bulwarks and palaces are seen as the very structures of your self-identity created by your present assumption. The promise 'For this God is our God for ever' affirms that the I AM, once established as your reality, remains your guide even unto death—meaning beyond the limit of old conditions.