Read Psalm 25 at Bible Gateway.
This has to be without a doubt the most complex chiastic structure I have found so far in Scripture:
1a) Psa 25:1-3, Trust and Wait/ Ashamed/ Enemies: Three part theme repeated twice for emphasis:
–> 1.1) Psa 25:1-2a, To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, I trust in You;
–> 1.2) Psa 25:2b, Let me not be ashamed;
–> 1.3) Psa 25:2c, Let not my enemies triumph over me;
–> 2.1) Psa 25:3a, Indeed, let no one who waits on You;
–> 2.2) Psa 25:3b, Be ashamed;
–> 2.3) Psa 25:3c, Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.
1b) Psa 25:4-11a, Teach me Your ways + paths/ forgive my sins (the result of my own way):
–> 1b.1) Psa 25:4-5, Teach me Your ways + paths, for I wait on You:
—-> 1) Psa 25:4-5a, Show + teach me Your ways + paths/ lead me in Your truth, for You are my salvation; {n}
—-> 2) Psa 25:5b, On You I wait all the day;
–> 1b.2) Psa 25:6-11a, Forgive my sins (the result of my own way):
—-> 1a) Psa 25:6-7, Mini chiasm: For Your goodness’ sake, remember Your mercy, not my sins:
——> 1a) Psa 25:6, Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies + lovingkindnesses, For they are from of old;
——> central axis) Psa 25:7a, Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; {n}
——> 2a) Psa 25:7b, According to Your mercy remember me, for Your goodness’ sake, O Lord;
—-> 1b) Psa 25:8a, Good and upright is the Lord;
—-> 1c) Psa 25:8b, Therefore He teaches sinners in the way;
—-> central axis) Psa 25:9a, The humble He guides in justice,
—-> 2c) Psa 25:9b, And the humble He teaches His way;
—-> 2b) Psa 25:10, Mercy and truth are all His paths;
—-> 2a) Psa 25:11a, For Your name’s sake, O Lord, Pardon my iniquity;
central axis) Psa 25:11b, For my iniquity is great;
2b) Psa 25:12-18, He whom the Lord teaches His ways/ forgive my sins (the result of my own way):
–> 2b.1) Psa 25:12-15, He whom the Lord teaches His ways, for I look to You:
—-> 1) Psa 25:12-14, Mini chiasm: He whom the Lord teaches His ways:
——> 1a) Psa 25:12, Who is the man that fears the Lord? Him shall He teach in the way He chooses;
——> central axis) Psa 25:13, He himself shall dwell in prosperity, and his descendants shall inherit the earth;
——> 2a) Psa 25:14, The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him, And He will show them His covenant;
—-> 2) Psa 25:15, My eyes are ever toward the Lord, For He shall pluck my feet out of the net;
–> 2b.2) Psa 25:16-18, Forgive my sins (the result of my own way):
—-> 1a) Psa 25:16a, Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me;
—-> 1b) Psa 25:16b, For I am desolate and afflicted;
—-> central axis) Psa 25:17, The troubles of my heart have enlarged; Bring me out of my distresses;
—-> 2b) Psa 25:18a, Look on my affliction and my pain;
—-> 2a) Psa 25:18b, And forgive all my sins;
2a) Psa 25:19-22, Enemies/ Ashamed/ Trust and Wait:
–> 3) Psa 25:19 Consider my enemies, for they are many; And they hate me with cruel hatred;
–> 2-1) Psa 25:20-22, Mini chiasm makes the 2nd and 1st points:
—-> 1a) Psa 25:20a-b, Keep and deliver:
——> 1) Psa 25:20a, Keep my soul;
——> 2) Psa 25:20b, And deliver me;
—-> central axis) Psa 20:c, Let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You;
—-> 2a) Psa 25:21-22, Preserve and redeem:
——> 1) Psa 25:21, Let integrity + uprightness preserve me, for I wait for You;
——> 2) Psa 25:22, Redeem Israel, O God, out of all their troubles! {p}
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