He does want you to love Him. But I think your idea of fear may be different than that verse is referring to. It’s like if you had a great dad. You would be afraid to do bad things either because you didn’t want to get in trouble or because you didn’t want to disappoint him. It’s more of a respect than fear of bodily harm. You would love your dad so much that you made good decisions to please him. That’s the kind of fear God wants us to have. He wants us to love and respect Him enough that we make better choices to please Him. That’s why fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. If we fear Him, we make better choices and are therefore wiser.