Hastened to his aid/ to rush to someone's aid
Hastened to help him. Quickly came to his assistance.
("You, O Lord, do not be far off. Our strength is our help, O Lord. O Lord, help us, O God, our salvation. You, O Lord, do not withhold your mercy from us. Your lovingkindness and your truth will always sustain us. You, O Lord, will forever sit on your throne from generation to generation" - Seder Rav Amram Gaon (Harpanes), Seder Ashmoroth)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
חָשׁ לְעֶזְרָתוֹ
Definition (Hebrew)
מִיהֵר לַעֲזֹור לוֹ. הִזְדָּרֵז לְסַיֵּיעַ לוֹ.
("אַתָּה ה' אַל תִּרְחַק. אֱיָלוּתֵנוּ לְעֶזְרָתֵנוּ חוּשָׁה. חוּשָׁה לְעֶזְרָתֵנוּ אֱלֹהֵי תְּשׁוּעָתֵנוּ. אַתָּה ה' לֹא תִכְלָא רַחֲמֶיךָ מִמֶּנּוּ חַסְדֶּךָ וַאֲמָתְךָ תָּמִיד יִצְּרוּנוּ. אַתָּה ה' לְעוֹלָם תֵּשֵׁב כִּסְאֲךָ לְדֹר וָדוֹר"- סֵדֶר רַב עַמְרָם גָּאוֹן (הרפנס) סֵדֶר אַשְׁמוֹרוֹת)