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Psalm 105:31

He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.

29He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
30Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their kings.
31He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.
32He gave them hail for rain, with lightning in their land.
33He struck their vines and also their fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.
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Flies and lice fill Egypt at God's word, confronting you with a judgment that reaches across a whole land through creatures small enough to overlook.

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Exodus 8:17They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were lice on man, and on animal; all the dust of the …Both recount lice spreading across Egypt; Exodus describes Aaron striking the dust as part of that event.
Exodus 8:24The LORD did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses. In all the land of Egypt the land was …Both recount God sending swarms of flies through Egypt; Exodus describes their entry into Pharaoh's house and the damage they caused.
Exodus 8:21–24Else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you, and on your servants, and on your people, and into your houses. The houses …Both name swarms of flies sent by God; Exodus presents the threatened plague as a warning to release God's people.
Jonah 2:10Then the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land.God speaks, and creatures respond: swarms appear in the psalm, while the fish releases Jonah in the narrative.
Exodus 8:16–18The LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.’”Both connect God's speech with lice throughout Egypt; Exodus records his instruction for Aaron to strike the dust.
Isaiah 7:18It will happen in that day that the LORD will whistle for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of …Both depict God summoning insects, with Egypt named in Isaiah and recalled in the psalm's account of the plagues.
Psalm 78:45He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.Both psalms recount God sending swarms of flies; Psalm 78 names the destruction those swarms brought.
Psalm 107:25For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.Both connect God's command with events in nature: insects swarm in Psalm 105, and wind raises waves in Psalm 107.
Amos 6:11“For, behold, the LORD commands, and the great house will be smashed to pieces, and the little house into bits.Both describe judgment at God's command, reaching across a land in the psalm and breaking houses in Amos.
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Encouragement

This is a hard account of judgment. Egypt's borders could not keep out what God sent; even these small creatures were under his command.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).