THE MURMURING PEOPLE ENCOURAGED

Then Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid! Take your stand [be firm and confident and undismayed] and see the salvation of the LORD which He will accomplish for you today; for those Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see again.

PILLARS OF CLOUD AND FIRE

Pillars Of Cloud And Fire. The [presence of the] LORD was going before them by day in a pillar (column) of cloud to lead them along the way, and in a pillar of fire by night to give them light, so that they could travel by day and by night.
He did not withdraw the pillar of cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from going before the people.