I love the Lord
As the Messiah, David's antitype, did; of which he gave the
fullest proof by his obedience to his will; and as David, the man
after God's own heart, did, and as every good man does; and the
Lord is to be loved for the perfections of his nature, and
especially as they are displayed in Christ, and salvation by him;
and for his works of creation, providence, and grace, and
particularly for his great love shown in redemption,
regeneration, and other blessings of grace, as well as for what
follows.
Because he hath heard my voice and my
supplication;
in the original text the words lie thus, "I love, because the
Lord hath heard", or "will hear"; and so read the Septuagint and
Vulgate Latin, Ethiopic, Syriac, and Arabic versions, and so the
Targum; and may be rendered, "I love that the Lord should hear
me", so the Syriac and Arabic versions; nothing is more desirable
and grateful to good men than that the Lord should hear them; but
Kimchi and others transpose the words as we do, which gives a
reason why he loved the Lord; because he heard his prayers, which
were vocal, put up in a time of distress, in an humble and
submissive manner, under the influence of the Spirit of grace and
supplication, in the name of Christ, for his righteousness sake,
and through his mediation; and such supplications are heard and
answered by the Lord, sooner or later; and which engages the love
of his people to him; see ( Psalms
34:1-6 ) . It may be applied to Christ, who offered up
prayers and supplications, with strong crying and tears, and was
always heard; and for which he thanked his Father and loved him,
( Hebrews
5:7 ) ( John 11:41 John 11:42 ) .