| Geneva Study Bible Israel shall {b} cry unto me, My God, we know thee. (b) They will cry like hypocrites, but not from the heart, as their deeds declare. Wesley's Notes 8:2 Shall cry - But not sincerely. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 2. My God, we know thee-the singular, "My," is used distributively, each one so addressing God. They, in their hour of need, plead their knowledge of God as the covenant-people, while in their acts they acknowledge Him not (compare Mt 7:21, 22; Tit 1:16; also Isa 29:13; Jer 7:4). The Hebrew joins "Israel," not as English Version, with "shall cry," but "We, Israel, know thee"; God denies the claim thus urged on the ground of their descent from Israel. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 8:1-4 When Israel was hard pressed, they would claim protection from God, but this would be disregarded. What stead will it stand in to say, My God, I know thee, if we cannot say, My God, I love thee, serve thee, and cleave to thee only? | 
