Psalms 116:1

I love the Lord. — Besides this rendering, where Jehovah is supplied as an object, this poet being given to use verbs without an object (see Psalms 116:2; Psalms 116:10), there are two other possible translations.

1. I have longed that Jehovah should hear, &c — For this meaning of the verb to love see Jeremiah 5:31; Amos 4:5; and for the construction see Psalms 27:4. So the Syriac and Arabic versions.

2. I am well pleased that Jehovah hears (or will hear). — So LXX. and Vulg.