The interpretation timeline
Sirach 42:17 Douay-Rheims

Hath not the Lord made the saints to declare all his wonderful works, which the Lord Almighty hath firmly settled to be established for his glory?

1849 – 1863 2 witnesses

Post-Reformation

c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
1774–1849
“Saints, in heaven, or rather the Israelites, Psalm cxlvii. 20. (Calmet)”
1863
A.D.
Modern · 1953 →

The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.