Psalm 78/Notes/Grammar.V. 49.683964
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
The alternative emendation מַלְאָכִים for the construct מַלְאֲכֵ֥י is found in Kennicott 538 (see VTH, vol 4, 375). It may be that the ancient versions reflect such a reading, too (see, e.g., διʼ ἀγγέλων πονηρῶν "through wicked angels"; angelorum malorum, etc.), though this rendering is also a valid interpretation of the construct phrase מַלְאֲכֵ֥י רָעִֽים entity-characteristic (so "messengers of evil ones" >> "messengers of [carrying out] evils"). Similarly, GKC (§128w) notes the common construction (cf. מֵ֥י מָ֝לֵ֗א in Ps 73:10 and לִ֭שְׁמָרְךָ מֵאֵ֣שֶׁת רָ֑ע in Prov 6:24).