When will it be read? Psalms

When will it be read?

This page tells when each Psalm will be used on Sundays and Holy days.

Psalm 1.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [30] – 23 to 29 Oct.

Year B. Seventh Sunday of Easter; Season after Pentecost [25] – 18 to 24 Sep.

Year C. Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany [6] – 11 to 17 Feb. (other than Transfig.) , or 8 to 14 May.; Season after Pentecost [23] – 4 to 10 Sep.

Psalm 2.

Year A. Transfiguration Sunday.

Psalm 4.

Year B. Third Sunday of Easter.

Psalm 5.1-8.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [11] – 12 to 18 Jun.

Psalm 8.

Years A, B, & C. New Year’s Day

Years A, B, & C. Naming and Circumcision of Jesus

Years A, & C. Trinity Sunday.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [27] – 2 to 8 Oct.

Psalm 9.9-20.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [12] – 19 to 25 Jun.

Psalm 13.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [13] – 26 Jun. to 2 Jul.

Psalm 14.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [17] – 24 to 30 Jul.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [24] – 11 to 17 Sep.

Psalm 15.

Year A. Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany [4] – 28 Jan. to 3 Feb.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [22] – 28 Aug. to 3 Sep.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [16] – 17 to 23 Jul.

Psalm 16.

Years A, B, & C. Easter Vigil.

Year A. Second Sunday of Easter;

Year B. Season after Pentecost [33] – 13 to 19 Nov.;

Year C. Season after Pentecost [13] – 26 Jun. to 2 Jul.

Psalm 17.1-7, 15.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [18] – 31 Jul. to 6 Aug.

Psalm 17.1-9.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [32] – 6 to 12 Nov.

Psalm 19.

Years A, B, & C. Easter Vigil.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [27] – 2 to 8 Oct.

Year B. Third Sunday in Lent; Season after Pentecost [24] – 11 to 17 Sep.

Year C. Third Sunday after the Epiphany [3] – 21 to 27 Jan.

Psalm 19.1-6.

Years A, B, & C. St Philip and St James.

Psalm 19.7-14.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [26] – 25 Sep. to 1 Oct.

Psalm 20.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [11] – 12 to 18 Jun.

Psalm 22.

Years A, B, & C. Good Friday.

Psalm 22.1-15.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [28] – 9 to 15 Oct.

Psalm 22.19-28.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [12] – 19 to 25 Jun.

Psalm 22.23-31.

Year B. Second Sunday in Lent.

Psalm 22.25-31.

Year B. Fifth Sunday of Easter.

Psalm 23.

Years A, B, & C. Fourth Sunday of Easter.

Year A. Fourth Sunday in Lent; Season after Pentecost [28] – 9 to 15 Oct.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [16] – 17 to 23 Jul.

Psalm 24.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [15] – 10 to 16 Jul.; All Saints Day.

Psalm 24.7-10.

Years A, B, & C. Presentation of Christ in the Temple.

Psalm 25.1-9.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [26] – 25 Sep. to 1 Oct.

Psalm 25.1-10.

Year B. First Sunday in Lent.

Year C. First Sunday of Advent; Season after Pentecost [15] – 10 to 16 Jul.

Psalm 26.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [27] – 2 to 8 Oct.

Psalm 26.1-8.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [22] – 28 Aug. to 3 Sep.

Psalm 27.

Year C. Second Sunday in Lent.

Psalm 27.1, 4-9.

Year A. Third Sunday after the Epiphany [3] – 21 to 27 Jan.

Psalm 29.

Years A, B, & C. Baptism of the Lord [1] — 7 to 13 Jan.

Year B. Trinity Sunday.

Psalm 30.

Year B. Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany [6] – 11 to 17 Feb. (other than Transfig.) , or 8 to 14 May.; Season after Pentecost [13] – 26 Jun. to 2 Jul.

Year C. Third Sunday of Easter; Season after Pentecost [10] – 5 to 11 Jun.; Season after Pentecost [14] – 3 to 9 Jul.

Psalm 31.1-4, 15-16.

Years A, B, & C. Holy Saturday.

Psalm 31.1-5, 19-24.

Year A. Ninth Sunday after the Epiphany; Season after Pentecost [9] – 29 May to 4 Jun. (other than Trinity). – 29 May to 4 Jun. (other than Trinity).

Psalm 31.1-5, 15-16.

Year A. Fifth Sunday of Easter.

Psalm 31.9-16.

Years A, B, & C. Liturgy of the Passion.

Psalm 32.

Year A. First Sunday in Lent.

Year C. Fourth Sunday in Lent; Season after Pentecost [11] – 12 to 18 Jun.

Psalm 32.1-7.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [31] – 30 Oct. to 5 Nov.

Psalm 33.1-12.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [10] – 5 to 11 Jun.

Psalm 33.12-22.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [19] – 7 to 13 Aug.

Psalm 34.1-8.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [19] – 7 to 13 Aug.

Psalm 34.1-8 (19-22).

Year B. Season after Pentecost [30] – 23 to 29 Oct.

Psalm 34.1-10, 22.

Year A. All Saints Day.

Psalm 34.9-14.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [20] – 14 to 20 Aug.

Psalm 34.15-22.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [21] – 21 to 27 Aug.

Psalm 36.5-10.

Year C. Second Sunday after the Epiphany [2] – 14 to 20 Jan.

Psalm 36.5-11.

Years A, B, & C.

Psalm 37.1-9.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [27] – 2 to 8 Oct.

Psalm 37.1-11, 39-40.

Year C. Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany [7] – 18 to 24 Feb. (other than Transfig.) or 15 to 21 May.

Psalm 40.1-11.

Year A. Second Sunday after the Epiphany [2] – 14 to 20 Jan.

Psalm 40.5-10.

Years A, B, & C. Annunciation of the Lord .

Psalm 41.

Year B. Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany [7] – 18 to 24 Feb. (other than Transfig.) or 15 to 21 May.

Psalm 42, 43.

Years A, B, & C. Easter Vigil.

Psalm 42 and 43.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [12] – 19 to 25 Jun.

Psalm 43.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [31] – 30 Oct. to 5 Nov.

Psalm 45.

Years A, B, & C. Annunciation of the Lord .

Psalm 45.1-2, 6-9.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [22] – 28 Aug. to 3 Sep.

Psalm 45.10-17.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [14] – 3 to 9 Jul.

Psalm 46.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [9] – 29 May to 4 Jun. (other than Trinity). – 29 May to 4 Jun. (other than Trinity).; Easter Vigil.

Year B. Easter Vigil.

Year C. Reign of Christ – [34] – 20 to 26 Nov.; Easter Vigil.

Psalm 47.

Years A, B, & C. Ascension of the Lord.

Psalm 48.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [14] – 3 to 9 Jul.

Psalm 49.1-12.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [18] – 31 Jul. to 6 Aug.

Psalm 50.1-6.

Year B. Transfiguration Sunday.

Psalm 50.1-8, 22-23.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [19] – 7 to 13 Aug.

Psalm 50.7-15.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [10] – 5 to 11 Jun.

Psalm 51.1-10.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [24] – 11 to 17 Sep.

Psalm 51.1-12.

Year B. Fifth Sunday in Lent; Season after Pentecost [18] – 31 Jul. to 6 Aug.

Psalm 51.1-17.

Years A, B, & C. Ash Wednesday.

Psalm 52.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [16] – 17 to 23 Jul.

Psalm 54.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [25] – 18 to 24 Sep.

Psalm 62.5-12.

Year B. Third Sunday after the Epiphany [3] – 21 to 27 Jan.

Psalm 63.1-8.

Year C. Third Sunday in Lent.

Psalm 65.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [30] – 23 to 29 Oct.

Psalm 65%201-8, 9-13.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [15] – 10 to 16 Jul.

Psalm 66.1-9.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [14] – 3 to 9 Jul.

Psalm 66.1-12.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [28] – 9 to 15 Oct.

Psalm 66.8-20.

Year A. Sixth Sunday of Easter.

Psalm 67.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [20] – 14 to 20 Aug.

Year C. Sixth Sunday of Easter.

Psalm 68.1-10, 32-35.

Year A. Seventh Sunday of Easter.

Psalm 69.7-10 (11-15) 16-18.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [12] – 19 to 25 Jun.

Psalm 70.

Years A, B, & C. Wednesday of Holy Week.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [32] – 6 to 12 Nov.

Psalm 71.1-6.

Year C. Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany [4] – 28 Jan. to 3 Feb.; Season after Pentecost [21] – 21 to 27 Aug.

Psalm 71.1-14.

Years A, B, & C. Tuesday of Holy Week.

Psalm 72.1-7, 10-14.

Years A, B, & C. Epiphany of the Lord.

Psalm 72.1-7, 18-19.

Year A. Second Sunday of Advent.

Psalm 77.1-2, 11-20.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [13] – 26 Jun. to 2 Jul.

Psalm 78.1-2, 34-38.

Years A, B, & C. Season after Pentecost — Holy Cross.

Psalm 78.1-4, 12-16.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [26] – 25 Sep. to 1 Oct.

Psalm 78.1-7.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [32] – 6 to 12 Nov.

Psalm 78.23-29.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [18] – 31 Jul. to 6 Aug.

Psalm 79.1-9.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [25] – 18 to 24 Sep.

Psalm 80.1-2, 8-19.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [20] – 14 to 20 Aug.

Psalm 80.1-7, 17-19.

Year A. Fourth Sunday of Advent.

Year B. First Sunday of Advent.

Psalm 80.1-7.

Year C. Fourth Sunday of Advent.

Psalm 80.7-15.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [27] – 2 to 8 Oct.

Psalm 81.1-10.

Year B. Ninth Sunday after the Epiphany; Season after Pentecost [9] – 29 May to 4 Jun. (other than Trinity). – 29 May to 4 Jun. (other than Trinity).

Psalm 81.1, 10-16.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [22] – 28 Aug. to 3 Sep.

Psalm 82.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [15] – 10 to 16 Jul.; Season after Pentecost [20] – 14 to 20 Aug.

Psalm 84.

Year A. Presentation of Christ in the Temple.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [21] – 21 to 27 Aug.; Presentation of Christ in the Temple.

Year C. Presentation of Christ in the Temple.

Psalm 84.1-7.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [30] – 23 to 29 Oct.

Psalm 85.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [17] – 24 to 30 Jul.

Psalm 85.1-2, 8-13.

Year B. Second Sunday of Advent.

Psalm 85.8-13.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [19] – 7 to 13 Aug.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [15] – 10 to 16 Jul.

Psalm 86.1-10, 16-17.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [12] – 19 to 25 Jun.

Psalm 86.11-17.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [16] – 17 to 23 Jul.

Psalm 89.1-4, 19-26 .

Year B. Fourth Sunday of Advent.

Psalm 89.1-4, 15-18.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [13] – 26 Jun. to 2 Jul.

Psalm 89.20-37.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [16] – 17 to 23 Jul.

Psalm 90.1-6, 13-17.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [30] – 23 to 29 Oct.

Psalm 90.1-8 (9-11) 12.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [33] – 13 to 19 Nov.

Psalm 90.12-17.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [28] – 9 to 15 Oct.

Psalm 91.1-2, 9-16.

Year C. First Sunday in Lent.

Psalm 91.1-6, 14-16.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [26] – 25 Sep. to 1 Oct.

Psalm 91.9-16.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [29] – 16 to 22 Oct.

Psalm 92.1-4, 12-15.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [11] – 12 to 18 Jun.

Year C. Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany; Season after Pentecost [8] – 25 Feb. to 29 Mar. (other than Transfig.) or 24 to 28 May.

Psalm 93.

Year A. Ascension of the Lord.

Year B. Ascension of the Lord; Reign of Christ – [34] – 20 to 26 Nov.

Year C. Ascension of the Lord.

Psalm 95.

Year A. Third Sunday in Lent.

Psalm 95.1-7a.

Year A. Reign of Christ – [34] – 20 to 26 Nov.

Psalm 96.

Years A, B, & C. Christmas (Night and Early morning).

Year C. Season after Pentecost [9] – 29 May to 4 Jun. (other than Trinity). – 29 May to 4 Jun. (other than Trinity).

Psalm 96.1-9.

Year C. Ninth Sunday after the Epiphany; Season after Pentecost [9] – 29 May to 4 Jun. (other than Trinity). – 29 May to 4 Jun. (other than Trinity).

Psalm 96.1-9 (10-13).

Year A. Season after Pentecost [29] – 16 to 22 Oct.

Psalm 97.

Years A, B, & C. Christmas Day (I).

Year C. Seventh Sunday of Easter.

Psalm 98.

Year A. Nativity of the Lord.

Year B. Christmas Day (II)I; Sixth Sunday of Easter; Easter Vigil.

Year C. Christmas Day (II)I; Season after Pentecost [32] – 6 to 12 Nov.; Season after Pentecost [33] – 13 to 19 Nov.; Easter Vigil.

Psalm 98.1-5.

Years A, B, & C. Season after Pentecost — Holy Cross.

Psalm 99.

Year A. Transfiguration Sunday; Season after Pentecost [29] – 16 to 22 Oct.

Year C. Transfiguration Sunday.

Psalm 100.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [11] – 12 to 18 Jun.; Reign of Christ – [34] – 20 to 26 Nov.

Psalm 103%201-7, 8-13.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [24] – 11 to 17 Sep.

Psalm 103.1-8.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [21] – 21 to 27 Aug.

Psalm 103.1-13, 22.

Year B. Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany; Season after Pentecost [8] – 25 Feb. to 29 Mar. (other than Transfig.) or 24 to 28 May.

Psalm 104.1-9, 24, 35c.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [29] – 16 to 22 Oct.

Psalm 104.24-34, 35b.

Years A, B, & C. Day of Pentecost.

Psalm 105. 1-6, 16-22, 45b.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [19] – 7 to 13 Aug.

Psalm 105.1-6, 23-26, 45b.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [22] – 28 Aug. to 3 Sep.

Psalm 105.1-6, 37-45.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [25] – 18 to 24 Sep.

Psalm 105.1-11, 45b.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [17] – 24 to 30 Jul.

Psalm 106.1-6, 19-23.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [28] – 9 to 15 Oct.

Psalm 107.1-3, 17-22.

Year B. Fourth Sunday in Lent.

Psalm 107.1-3, 23-32.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [12] – 19 to 25 Jun.

Psalm 107.1-7, 33-37.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [31] – 30 Oct. to 5 Nov.

Psalm 107.1-9, 43.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [18] – 31 Jul. to 6 Aug.

Psalm 111.

Year B. Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany [4] – 28 Jan. to 3 Feb.; Season after Pentecost [20] – 14 to 20 Aug.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [28] – 9 to 15 Oct.

Psalm 112.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [22] – 28 Aug. to 3 Sep.

Psalm 112.1-9 [10.

Year A. Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany [5] – 4 to 10 Feb.

Psalm 113.

Year A. Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth .

Year B. Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth .

Year C. Season after Pentecost [25] – 18 to 24 Sep.; Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth ; Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth.

Psalm 114.

Years A, B, & C. Easter Vigil.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [24] – 11 to 17 Sep.; Easter Vigil.

Psalm 116.

Years A, B & C. Thanksgiving for Holy Communion (Corpus Christi)

Psalm 116.1-2, 12-19.

Years A, B & C. Maundy Thursday.

Year A. Third Sunday of Easter; Season after Pentecost [11] – 12 to 18 Jun.

Psalm 116.1-9.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [24] – 11 to 17 Sep.

Psalm 118.1-2, 19-29.

Years A, B & C. Liturgy of the Palms.

Psalm 118.1-2, 14-24.

Years A, B & C. Easter Day.

Psalm 118.14-29.

Year C. Second Sunday of Easter.

Psalm 119.1-8.

Year A. Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany [6] – 11 to 17 Feb. (other than Transfig.) , or 8 to 14 May.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [31] – 30 Oct. to 5 Nov.

Psalm 119.9-16.

Year B. Fifth Sunday in Lent.

Psalm 119.33-40.

Year A. Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany [7] – 18 to 24 Feb. (other than Transfig.) or 15 to 21 May.; Season after Pentecost [23] – 4 to 10 Sep.

Psalm 119.97-104.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [29] – 16 to 22 Oct.

Psalm 119.105-112.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [15] – 10 to 16 Jul.

Psalm 119.129-136.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [17] – 24 to 30 Jul.

Psalm 119.137-144.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [31] – 30 Oct. to 5 Nov.

Psalm 121.

Year A. Second Sunday in Lent.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [29] – 16 to 22 Oct.

Psalm 122.

Year A. First Sunday of Advent.

Psalm 123.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [33] – 13 to 19 Nov.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [14] – 3 to 9 Jul.

Psalm 124.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [21] – 21 to 27 Aug.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [26] – 25 Sep. to 1 Oct.

Psalm 125.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [23] – 4 to 10 Sep.

Psalm 126.

Year B. Third Sunday of Advent; Season after Pentecost [30] – 23 to 29 Oct.

Year C. Fifth Sunday in Lent.

Psalm 127.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [32] – 6 to 12 Nov.

Psalm 128.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [17] – 24 to 30 Jul.

Psalm 130.

Year A. Fifth Sunday in Lent.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [10] – 5 to 11 Jun.; Season after Pentecost [13] – 26 Jun. to 2 Jul.; Season after Pentecost [19] – 7 to 13 Aug.

Psalm 131.

Year A. Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany; Season after Pentecost [8] – 25 Feb. to 29 Mar. (other than Transfig.) or 24 to 28 May.

Psalm 132.1-12 (13-18).

Year B. Reign of Christ – [34] – 20 to 26 Nov.

Psalm 133.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [20] – 14 to 20 Aug.

Year B. Second Sunday of Easter; Season after Pentecost [12] – 19 to 25 Jun.

Psalm 136.1-9, 23-26.

Years A, B & C. Easter Vigil.

Psalm 137.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [27] – 2 to 8 Oct.

Psalm 138.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [21] – 21 to 27 Aug.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [10] – 5 to 11 Jun.

Year C. Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany [5] – 4 to 10 Feb.; Season after Pentecost [17] – 24 to 30 Jul.

Psalm 139.1-6, 13-18.

Year B. Second Sunday after the Epiphany [2] – 14 to 20 Jan.; Season after Pentecost [9] – 29 May to 4 Jun. (other than Trinity). – 29 May to 4 Jun. (other than Trinity).

Year C. Season after Pentecost [23] – 4 to 10 Sep.

Psalm 139.1-12, 23-24.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [16] – 17 to 23 Jul.

Psalm 143.

Years A, B & C. Easter Vigil.

Psalm 145.1-5, 17-21.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [32] – 6 to 12 Nov.

Psalm 145.1-8.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [25] – 18 to 24 Sep.

Psalm 145.8-9, 14-21.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [18] – 31 Jul. to 6 Aug.

Psalm 145.8-14.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [14] – 3 to 9 Jul.

Psalm 145.10-18.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [17] – 24 to 30 Jul.

Psalm 146.

Year B. Season after Pentecost [23] – 4 to 10 Sep.; Season after Pentecost [31] – 30 Oct. to 5 Nov.; Season after Pentecost [32] – 6 to 12 Nov.

Year C. Season after Pentecost [10] – 5 to 11 Jun.; Season after Pentecost [26] – 25 Sep. to 1 Oct.

Psalm 146.5-10.

Year A. Third Sunday of Advent.

Psalm 147.1-11, 20c.

Year B. Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany [5] – 4 to 10 Feb.

Psalm 147.12-20.

Years A, B & C. Second Sunday after Christmas.

Psalm 148.

Years A, B & C. First Sunday after Christmas.

Year C. Fifth Sunday of Easter.

Psalm 149.

Year A. Season after Pentecost [23] – 4 to 10 Sep.

Year C. All Saints Day.

Psalm 150.

Sources: A Prayer Book for Australia and the Revised Common Lectionary.