psalm 65 chiastic structure

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Hebrew paragraph divisions:

1 Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion; And to You the vow shall be performed.
2 O You who hear prayer, To You all flesh will come.
3 Iniquities prevail against me; As for our transgressions, You will provide atonement for them.
4a Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he may dwell in Your courts. {n}
4b We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Of Your holy temple.
5a By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us, O God of our salvation, {n}
5b You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of the far-off seas;
6 Who established the mountains by His strength, Being clothed with power;
7 You who still the noise of the seas, The noise of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples.
8 They also who dwell in the farthest parts are afraid of Your signs; You make the outgoings of the morning and evening rejoice.
9a You visit the earth and water it, You greatly enrich it; with the river of God is full of water; {n}
9b You provide their grain, For so You have prepared it.
10 You water its ridges abundantly, You settle its furrows; You make it soft with showers, You bless its growth.
11 You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance.
12 They drop on the pastures of the wilderness, And the little hills rejoice on every side.
13a The pastures are clothed with flocks; The valleys also are covered with grain; {n}
13b They shout for joy, they also sing. {p}

Chiastic structure:

1a) Psa 65:1, Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion; and to You the vow shall be performed;

1b) Psa 65:2-5b, Blessed is the man You choose + we are satisfied with the goodness of Your house;

1a) Psa 65:2, O You who hear prayer, to You all flesh will come;
1b) Psa 65:3, Iniquities prevail against me; as for our transgressions, You will provide atonement for them;
1c) Psa 65:4a {n} Blessed is the man You choose + cause to approach, that he may dwell in Your courts;
2c) Psa 65:4b, We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, of Your holy temple;
2b) Psa 65:5a, By awesome deeds in righteousness;
2a) Psa 65:5b {n} You will answer us, O God of our salvation;

1c) Psa 65:5c, You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth;

1d) Psa 65:5d, And of the far-off seas;

central axis) Psa 65:6, Who established the mountains by His strength, being clothed with power;

2d) Psa 65:7, You who still the noise of the seas + their waves + the tumult of the peoples;

2c) Psa 65:8, They also who dwell in the farthest parts are afraid of Your signs;

2b) Psa 65:9-13a, The blessing + goodness of God poured out on the earth;

2a) Psa 65:13b {p} They shout for joy, they also sing.