אֵלִי אֵלִי מְטוּל מַה שְׁבַקְתַּנִי רָחִיק מִן פּוּרְקָנִי מִלֵי אַכְלְיוּתִי.
1. from the words of my roaring | דִּבְרֵי שַׁאֲגָתִי – See Rashi that the word "from" is assumed, and that the second half of the verse continues the question of the first clause: "[Why are You] far from my salvation; [why are You far from]… my roaring". Alternatively, the final clauses read: "The words of my roaring (i.e. my prayer) are far from my salvation" (Meiri) or: "My God…. why are you distant from my salvation – These are the words of my roaring" (Hoil Moshe). [Several translations have "groaning" for "שאגה", but the word is often associated with the roaring of a lion, and suggests a more intense cry of distress.]