When will it be read?

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

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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.

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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.

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