Psalms 143:7
Answer me quickly, O LORD;
What it says
He asks the LORD to answer quickly because his spirit fails and asks not to be hidden from, lest he become like those who go down to the pit.
What it is doing
This verse heightens the urgency of the plea.
In context
1A Psalm of David. 2Do not bring Your servant into judgment, 3For the enemy has pursued my soul, 4My spirit grows faint within me; 5I remember the days of old; 6I stretch out my hands to You; 7Answer me quickly, O LORD; 8Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, 9Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; 10Teach me to do Your will, 11For the sake of Your name, O LORD, 12And in Your loving devotion,