3 Who pursued them, and passed¹ safely
By the way that he had not gone with his feet? ‡

4 ^aWho has performed and done it,
Calling the generations from the beginning?
‘I, the Lord, am ^bthe first;
And with the last I am ^cHe.’ ” ‡

6 ^aEveryone helped his neighbor,
And said to his brother,
¹“Be of good courage!” ‡

7 ^aSo the craftsman encouraged the ^bgoldsmith;
He who smooths with the hammer inspired him who strikes the anvil,
Saying,¹ “It is ready for the soldering”;
Then he fastened it with pegs,
^cThat it might not totter. ‡