As we mentioned, many of the creatures of creation sing songs that are found in Tehilim, and Perek Shira is the place where they are listed. It tells us that the scorpion says, Tov Hashem LKol God is good to all V’Rachamav Al Kol Maasav And has mercy on all His creations Why does the scorpion sing that? What’s the connection? Rav Chaim Kanievsky explains that the scorpion is a terrible mazik / destroyer, capable of inflicting death with a single bite. And therefore, when you see a scorpion, you crush it and kill it. You are even allowed to kill a scorpion on Shabbat, due to the danger. Furthermore, if a scorpion is coming to bite you, you run away, at any point in prayer. Because of this, God did a kindness with the scorpion, which is hunted by all. It gives birth to many, many offspring one time (the Yerushalmi says it gives birth to 70 at a time). And they don't come out off eggs. They are born live, in one single brood with many, many babies. This is because Hashem doesn't want the species to be wiped out. So even on something as destructive as a scorpion, God has mercy. In another quote from Ashrei , which is taken from the animal kingdom, it says, סוֹמֵ֣ךְ ה׳ לְכׇל־הַנֹּפְלִ֑ים וְ֝זוֹקֵ֗ף לְכׇל־הַכְּפוּפִֽים God takes care of those that fall, and picks up those and that are hunched over. That song was sung by the snake. The snake was cursed. He was the biggest Nofel . His legs were chopped off. About the snake, it says, “ You shall go on your stomach.” But even so, God did a kindness to the snake, that because of his curse, which was that dirt was would be his food, wherever he goes, his sustenance is there. So even on the snake, God has mercy. These are messages for us . The Gemara asks, what's the purpose in God creating all types of rodents and creatures that don't really add to creation? The Midrash answers that sometimes Hashem looks down at the world and says, “The world has no reason to exist.” And God says to Himself, “ If I am keeping the world going for creatures that don't have any real purpose, like all those insects and rodents, there's no difference for everything else.” God creates certain things to so to say, legalize or find loopholes, for His kindness. And so too, when we need food or parnasa. There's a story in the Gemara where a certain rabbi wanted food in a time of famine. But he was not a person that deserved the food. So he told the benefactor, “ Give me food like Noah gave the raven, and like Noah gave the dog.” The dog and the raven were the only animals that did not follow the rules of the Tevah. They did not separate from their mates as all the other creatures did. But even though they broke the rules, Noah continued to feed them. That was this man's claim. So when we read these pesukim about God keeping the snakes going, and God keeping the scorpions going, what we are really saying is, “ Hashem, as low as we go, we're not snakes and we're not scorpions. Give us life. Have mercy on us. Pick us up.” And of course, we have to use this on other people as well. This isn’t an Ahavat Yisrael class, but it's an important rule nonetheless- the way you act to others is the way Hashem acts to you. This even applies to the animal kingdom, as the famous story of Rabbenu HaKadosh teaches us. He was suffering yissurim , and it says the reason was because there was a calf going to be slaughtered and Rabbenu HaKadosh told the calf, “ What are you whimpering about? What are you crying about? Go! That's why you were created! ” His suffering went on until he showed mercy on some cats that were born in the barn, and kept them going. Then, Hashem had mercy on him. As it says, V’Rachamav Al Kol Maasav/Have mercy on all creations. When we read these pesukim of סוֹמֵ֣ךְ ה׳ לְכׇל־הַנֹּפְלִ֑ים God takes care of those that fall and טוב ה׳ לכל ורחמיו על כל מעשיו God is good and has mercy on all His creation s, think of the snake, think of the scorpion, think how God takes care of them, and how God takes care of us, we'll take care of others as well. Have a wonderful day.