1)
Why did he choose choking?
1.
Malbim: His Nefesh desires to choke and die, for death is better for it than life.
2)
What is the meaning of "Maves me'Atzmosai"?
1.
Rashi: I prefer death over these limbs in me.
2.
Ibn Ezra: Death is better than living inside his bones. The body is like a house for the Nefesh; the bones are the foundation and pillars of the body.
