He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending avenging angels among them.
All Commentaries on Psalms 78:49 Go To Psalms 78
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Angels. Hebrew, "messengers of evil "(Tirinus) as the Septuagint may also signify the good angels. (Amama)
He ordered Moses and Aaron to denounce his judgments, which he executed either by the devils, (Origen; Worthington) or by the blessed spirits. (St. Ambrose; Exodus xii. 29., and Wisdom xviii. 14.)
Hence from the effect, (Bellarmine) they may have the appellation of evil. (Theodoret) (Calmet)
The other plagues are thus briefly mentioned. (Menochius) (Worthington)