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"But I am a worm and not a man"

PSALM 22:6

Naked come from the filthy womb

Beyond a compassionate and gracious god

This flesh will not endure

My body is clothed with worms and scabs

My skin is broken and festering

I tear myself to pieces in anger

To despise the life

And lie down in the dust

Grant me what I hope for

Torn shall I depart

Do not let a perpetual light shine upon me

So man wastes away

Like something rotten

He breathes his last and is no more