Caravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing (c. 1605), Galleria Borghese. Public domain.
6 verses in the King James Version. Word study for “loved” →
LORD , I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.