The hill of the Lord, to wit, Zion or Moriah, the place of God's sanctuary and special presence. This is here subjoined, either,
1. By way of opposition; though God is the God of the whole world, yet he is in a peculiar manner the God of Israel, and to be worshipped no where but in their holy place. Or,
2. As an inference. Having asserted and proved God's authority and dominion over all mankind, and consequently their obligations to serve and worship him, he now proposeth a most necessary and important question, especially in those times, when all nations except Israel were under deep ignorance and errors herein, namely, where, and how, and by whom God will be served, and his favour and blessing may be enjoyed? The place is here described, and the qualification of the persons in the following verses. Who shall stand, to wit, to minister before him, as this word is commonly used with rcspect either to men, as 1 Kings 1:2, compared with 1 Kings 10:8 Daniel 1:5,19; or to God, as Deuteronomy 10:8, Deuteronomy 18:7 Daniel 7:10 Malachi 3:4. Standing is the posture of ministers or servants. So the sense is, Who shall serve God, to wit, with God's acceptation, and to his own advantage? In his holy place; in the place which he hath sanctified for his service.