The Psalter

The Table of Psalms to be read at Mattins and Evensong

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The 30-Day Cycle

The Psalter is read through once every month, according to the day of the month.

Day Morning Psalms Evening Psalms
1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 6, 7, 8
2 9, 10, 11 12, 13, 14
3 15, 16, 17 18
4 19, 20, 21 22, 23
5 24, 25, 26 27, 28, 29
6 30, 31 32, 33, 34
7 35, 36 37
8 38, 39, 40 41, 42, 43
9 44, 45, 46 47, 48, 49
10 50, 51, 52 53, 54, 55
11 56, 57, 58 59, 60, 61
12 62, 63, 64 65, 66, 67
13 68 69, 70
14 71, 72 73, 74
15 75, 76, 77 78
16 79, 80, 81 82, 83, 84, 85
17 86, 87, 88 89
18 90, 91, 92 93, 94
19 95, 96, 97 98, 99, 100, 101
20 102, 103 104
21 105 106
22 107 108, 109
23 110, 111, 112, 113 114, 115
24 116, 117, 118 119:1-32
25 119:33-72 119:73-104
26 119:105-144 119:145-176
27 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131
28 132, 133, 134, 135 136, 137, 138
29 139, 140, 141 142, 143
30 144, 145, 146 147, 148, 149, 150

Proper Psalms

On certain days, proper Psalms are appointed instead of the ordinary course.

Day Morning Psalms Evening Psalms
Ascension Day 8, 15, 21 24, 47, 108
Ash Wednesday 6, 32, 38 102, 130, 143
Easter Day 2, 57, 111 113, 114, 118
Good Friday 22, 40, 54 69, 88
Nativity of Christ 19, 45, 85 89, 110, 132
Whitsunday 48, 68 104, 145