# Connecting Statement:
The psalmist continues to describe Yahweh's judgment on Egypt.
# swarms
large flying groups
# gnats
small flying insects like flies but smaller
# hail
ice that falls from the sky like rain
# He destroyed ... he broke
God caused the hail, rain, and lightning to ruin the vines and trees. AT: "He caused it to destroy ... and to break" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])