George Leo Haydock, on Neh 9:6

“Thou thyself, O Lord alone, thou hast made heaven, and the heaven of heavens, and all the host thereof: the earth and all things that are in it: the seas and all that are therein: and thou givest life to all these things, and the host of heaven adoreth thee.”

“Of heavens. The highest, (Calmet) and most glorious (Haydock) residence of the Eternal. — Host. Stars (Calmet) and angels, (Menochius) which are like his guards. — Life, or being. If the Levites had adopted the sentiments of the Persians, that the stars were animated, this does not prove the truth of that opinion, which has nevertheless been maintained by many, Genesis i. 18. (Calmet) — The expression is used for preserving, (Psalm xl. 3.; Menochius) re-establishing, &c., chap. iv. 2. (Calmet)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.