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[Tone] BK (Tone 8 / Plagal Fourth Tone): I will sing of your mercies, O Lord, forever, alleluia; from generation to generation I will proclaim your truth with my mouth, alleluia. You said: "The world shall be built up with mercy; your truth shall be established in the heavens." "I made a covenant with my chosen ones; I swore to David my servant: 'I will establish your offspring forever, and build up your throne from generation to generation.'" The heavens shall confess your wondrous works, O Lord, and your truth in the assembly of the saints. For who in the clouds can be compared to you, or who among the sons of God can be likened to the Lord? Glory [to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit]: You have turned back the help of his sword, and did not uphold him in battle, alleluia, alleluia. You have dishonored his sanctuary, and cast down his throne to the ground. You have shortened the days of his times, and poured shame over him.