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Lectionary Reflections on 
Hebrew Scripture (Old Testament) Readings
The Psalms

The list below contains the Psalms with a link to the pages for which the Environmental Stewardship Commission has prepared a reflection for readings in the Standard (Episcopal) Lectionary.  Also available are a list of Hebrew Scripture (Old Testament) Reflections and New Testament Reflections. Starting in October 2006 readings from the Revised Common Lectionary have been included and indicated.

Click on the reading to get to the reflection.  If you desire to know when a selection is read we recommend that you visit the When Will It Be Read website of the Rev. Richard Losch of Livingston, AL.

Please click on the Psalm grouping below, or scroll through the entire list.

Psalms 1- 25
Psalms 26-50
Psalms 51-75
Psalms 76-100
Psalms 101-125
Psalms 126-150

Note: Markings indicate the following:

No marking = Standard Lectionary RCL-G = RCL Reading in Gospel Track
RCL = Revised Common Lectionary   RCL-OT = RCL Reading in Old Testament Track


Psalms 1- 25
Reading
Notes
1 Epiphany 6, Year C [RCL]
Easter 7, Year B [RCL]
Proper 18, Year C [RCL-G]
Proper 20, Year B [RCL-OT]
Proper 25, Year A [RCL-G]
St. James of Jerusalem
2 Last Epiphany, Year A [RCL]
St. Mark
3
not read
4 Easter 3, Year B [RCL]
5: 1-8 Proper 6, Year C [RCL-OT]
6
not read
7: 1-10 St. James
8
8		 Holy Name of Jesus
Proper 22, Year B
Holy Name, all years [RCL]
Thursday in Easter Week, All Years [RCL]
Trinity, Years A + C [RCL]
Proper 22, Year B [RCL-G]
9: 9-20 Proper 7, Year B [RCL-OT]
10
not read
11
not read
12
not read
13 Proper 8, Year A [RCL-OT]
14 Proper 12, Year B [RCL-OT]
Proper 19, Year C [RCL-OT]
15 Proper 17, Year B
Proper 11, Year C
St. Matthias, All Years
Epiphany 4, Year A [RCL]
Proper 11, Year C [RCL-G]
Proper 17, Year B [RCL-G]
St. Matthias
16

Lent 2, Year B
Proper 16, Year B
Proper 28, Year B
Proper 8, Year C
Easter Vigil, All Years [RCL]
Easter 2, Year A [RCL]
Proper 8, Year C [RCL-G]
Proper 28, Year B [RCL-G]
16: 8-11 Monday in Easter Week, All Years [RCL]
17 Proper 27, Year C
17: 1-7, 16 Proper 13, Year A [RCL-OT]
17: 1-9 Proper 27, Year C [RCL-G]
18
not read
19
19		 Proper 21, Year B
Epiphany 3, Year C [RCL]
Lent 3, Year B [RCL]
Easter Vigil, All Years [RCL]
Proper 19, Year B [RCL-OT]
Proper 22, Year A [RCL-OT]
St. Andrew
19: 7-14 Proper 21, Year B [RCL-G]
20
Proper 6, Year B [RCL-OT]
21
not read
22 Good Friday, All Years [RCL]
22: 1-5 Proper 23, Year B [RCL-OT]
22: 1-21
Good Friday, All Years
Palm Sunday, Years B & C
22: 18-27 Proper 7, Year C [RCL-G]
22: 22-30 Lent 2, Year B [RCL]
22: 24-30 Easter 5, Year B
23
23		 Lent 4, Year A
Easter 4, Years A & B
Lent 4, Year A [RCL]
Easter 4, All Years [RCL]
Proper 11, Year B [RCL-G]
Proper 23, Year A [RCL-G]
Confession of St. Peter
24 Advent 4, Year A
Proper 10, Year B [RCL-OT]
All Saints' Day, Year B
24: 7-10 The Presentation
25 Advent 1, Year C [RCL]
25: 1-8 Proper 21, Year A [RCL-G]
25: 1-9 Lent 1, Year B [RCL]
Proper 10, Year C [RCL-G]
Psalms 26-50
Reading
Notes
26 Proper 22, Year B [RCL-OT]
26: 1-8 Proper 17, Year A [RCL-G]
27 Lent 2, Year C
27: 1, 5-13 Epiphany 3, Year A [RCL]
28
not read
29 Trinity Sunday, Year C
Epiphany 1, All Years [RCL]
Trinity, Year B
30 Epiphany 6, Year B [RCL]
Easter 3, Year C [RCL]
Proper 5, Year C [RCL-G]
Proper 8, Year B [RCL-G]
Proper 9, Year C [RCL-OT]
31 St. Stephen
31: 1-5, 15-16 Easter 5, Year A [RCL]
31: 1-4, 15-16 Holy Saturday, All Years [RCL]
31: 1-5, 19-24 Proper 4, Year A [RCL-G]
31: 9-16 Palm Sunday Liturgy of the Word, All Years [RCL]
32

Proper 2, Year B
Proper 26,Year C [sermon]
Lent 1, Year A [RCL]
Lent 4, Year C [RCL]
Proper 6, Year C [RCL-G]
32: 1-7 Proper 26, Year C [RCL-G]
33 Easter 3, Year C
Easter 6, Year B
Proper 14, Year C
33: 1-12 Proper 5, Year A [RCL-OT]
33:12-22 Vigil of Pentecost, All Years [RCL]
Proper 14, Year C [RCL-G]
33:18-22 Tuesday in Easter Week, All Years [RCL]
34 St. Mary the Virgin
34:1-8 Proper 14, Year B [RCL-G]
34: 1-8 (19-22) Proper 25, Year B [RCL-OT]
34: 1-10, 22 All Saints' Day, Year A
34: 9-14 Proper 15, Year B [RCL-G]
34: 15-22 Proper 15, Year B [RCL-G]
35
not read
36: 5-10 Epiphany 2, Year C [RCL]
36: 5-11 Monday in Holy Week, All Years [RCL]
37: 1-10 Proper 22, Year C [RCL-G]
37: 1-18 Proper 22, Year C
37: 1-12, 41-42 Epiphany 7, Year C [RCL]
38
not read
39
not read
40: 1-12 Epiphany 2, Year A [RCL]
40: 5-11 The Annunciation
41 Epiphany 7, Year B [RCL]
42 Easter Vigil, All Years [RCL]
Proper 7, Year C [RCL-OT]
42:1-7 St. Mary Magdalene
43 Easter Vigil, All Years [RCL]
Proper 7, Year C [RCL-OT]
Proper 26, Year A [RCL-G]
44
not read
45 The Annunciation
45: 1-2, 7-10 Proper 17, Year B [RCL-OT]
45:11-18 Proper 9, Year A [RCL-OT]
46 Proper 29, Year C
Easter Vigil, All Years [RCL]
Proper 4, Year A [RCL-OT]
Proper 29, Year C [RCL-G]
47 Easter 7, Years A & B
Ascension, All Years [RCL]
48 Proper 9, Year B [RCL-OT]
49:1-11 Proper 13, Year C [RCL-G]
50 Proper 6, Year A
50: 1-6 Last Epiphany, Year B [RCL]
50: 1-8, 23-24 Proper 14, Year C [RCL-OT]
50: 7-15 Proper 5, Year A [RCL-G]
Psalms 51-75
Reading
Notes
51
51: 1-11 Proper 19, Year C [RCL-G]
51: 1-13 Lent 5, Year B [RCL]
Proper 13, Year B [RCL-OT]
52
not read
53 Proper 11, Year C [RCL]
54 Proper 20, Year B
Proper 20, Year B [RCL-G]
55
not read
56
not read
57
not read
58
not read
59
not read
60
not read
61
not read
62: 6-14 Epiphany 3, Year B [RCL]
63:1-8 Lent 3, Year C [RCL]
64
not read
65 Proper 10, Year A
Proper 25, Year C [RCL-OT]
Thanksgiving Day, Year A
65: (1-8), 9-14 Proper 10, Year A [RCL-G]
66 Proper 9, Year C
Proper 9, Year C [RCL-G]
66:1-11 Easter 5, Year A
Easter 5, Year B
Proper 23, Year C [RCL-OT]
66: 7-18 Easter 6, Year A
67 Proper 15, Year A
Easter 6, Year C
Easter 6, Year C [RCL]
Proper 15, Year A [RCL-G]
Conversion of St. Paul
67: 1-10, 33-36 Easter 7, Year A [RCL]
68:1-20 Easter 7, Years A&B
69: 8-11 (12-17) 18-20 Proper 7, Year A [RCL-G]
70 Wednesday in Holy Week [RCL]
Proper 27, Year A [RCL-G]
71: 1-6 Epiphany 4, Year C [RCL]
Proper 16, Year C [RCL-OT]
71: 1-14 Tuesday in Holy Week, All Years [RCL]
72: 1-7, 10-14 The Epiphany, all years [RCL]
72: 1-7, 18-19 Advent 2, Year A [RCL]
73
not read
74
not read
75
not read
Psalms 76-100
Reading
Notes
76
not read
77
not read
77: 1-2, 11-20 Proper 8, Year C [RCL-OT]
78: 1-4, 12-16 Proper 21, Year A [RCL-OT]
78: 1-7 Proper 27, Year A [RCL-OT]
78:1-29 Proper 13, Year A
78:14-20, 23-25 Maundy Thursday
Proper 13, Year B
78:23-29 Proper 13, Year B [RCL-G]
79: 1-9 Proper 20, Year C [RCL-OT]
80: 1-2, 8-18 Proper 15, Year C [RCL-OT]
80: 1-7 Advent 4, Year C [RCL]
80: 1-7, 16-18 Advent 1, Year B [RCL]
Advent 4, Year A [RCL]
80: 7-14 Proper 22, Year A [RCL-G]
81: 1, 10-16 Proper 17, Year C [RCL-OT]
81:1-10 Proper 4, Year B [RCL-G]
82 Proper 10, Year C [RCL-OT]
Proper 15, Year C [RCL-G]
83
not read
84 Second Sunday After Christmas, all years [RCL]
Proper 16, Year B [RCL-OT]
The Presentation
84: 1-6 Proper 25, Year C [RCL-G]
85 Proper 12, Year C [RCL-OT]
Nativity of St. John the Baptist
85: 1-2, 8-13 Advent 2, Year B [RCL]
85: 8-13 Proper 10, Year B [RCL-G]
Proper 14, Year A [RCL-G]
86: 1-10, 16-17 Proper 7, Year A [RCL-OT]
86: 11-17 Proper 11, Year A [RCL-G]
87 St. Peter & St. Paul
88
not read
89:1-18 Proper 8, Year A
89:1-29 St. Joseph
89: 1-4, 15-18 Proper 8, Year A [RCL-G]
89: 1-4, 19-26 Advent 4, Year B [RCL]
89: 20-37 Proper 11, Year B [RCL-OT]
90 Proper 28, Year A
90: 1-6, 13-17 Proper 25, Year A [RCL-OT]
90: 1-8 (9-11) 12 Proper 28, Year A [RCL-G]
90: 12-17 Proper 23, Year B [RCL-G]
91 Proper 24, Year B
Lent 1, Year C
Proper 21, Year C [RCL]
St. Bartholomew
91: 1-2, 9-16 Lent 1, Year C
91: 1-6, 14-16 Proper 21, Year C [RCL-OT]
91: 9-16 Proper 24, Year B [RCL-G]
92 St. John
92: 1-4, 11-14 Epiphany 8, Year C [RCL]
Proper 6, Year B [RCL-G]
93 Ascension, All Years [RCL]
Proper 29, Year B [RCL-G]
94
not read
95 Lent 3, Year A
Lent 3, Year A [RCL]
95: 1-7a Proper 29, Year A
Proper 29, Year A [RCL-G]
96

Epiphany 2, Year C
Proper 24, Year A
Christmas Day I [RCL]
Proper 4, Year C [RCL-OT]
96: 1-9 Proper 4, Year C [RCL-G]
96: 1-9 (10-13) Proper 24, Year A [RCL-G]
97 Christmas Day II [RCL]
Easter 7, Year C [RCL]
98 Christmas Day III, All Years
Easter 3, Year B
Proper 27, Year C [RCL]
Proper 28, Year C
Christmas Day III [RCL]
Easter Vigil, All Years [RCL]
Easter 6, Year B [RCL]
Proper 27, Year C [RCL-OT]
Proper 28, Year C [RCL-G]
Holy Cross Day
99 Last Epiphany, Year A {RCL]
Last Epiphany, Year C [RCL]
Proper 24, Year A [RCL-OT]
The Transfiguration
100 Proper 6, Year A [RCL-G]
Proper 29, Year A [RCL-OT]
Thanksgiving Day, Year C
Psalms 101-125
Reading
Notes
101
not read
102
not read
103
103		 Ash Wednesday, All Years
Epiphany 8, Year B
Proper 3, Year B
Lent 3, Year C
Ash Wednesday, All Years [RCL]
St. Michael & All Angels
103: (1-7), 8-13 Proper 19, Year A [RCL-G]
103: 1-8 Proper 16, Year C [RCL-G]
103: 1-13, 22 Epiphany 8, Year B [RCL]
104: 1-9, 24, 37c Proper 24, Year B [RCL-OT]
104:25-32 Vigil of Pentecost, All Years [RCL]
104: 25-35. 37b Pentecost, All Years [RCL]
105: 1-6, 16-22, 45b Proper 14, Year A [RCL-OT]
105: 1-6, 23-26, 45b Proper 17, Year A [RCL-OT]
105: 1-6, 37-45 Proper 20, Year A [RCL-OT]
105:1-8 Wednesday in Easter Week, All Years [RCL]
105: 1-11, 45b Proper 12, Year A [RCL-OT]
106: 1-6, 19-23 Proper 23, Year A [RCL-OT]
107: 1-3, 17-22 Lent 4, Year B [RCL]
107: 1-3, 23-32 Proper 7, Year B [RCL-G]
107: 1-7, 33-37 Proper 26, Year A [RCL-OT]
107: 1-9, 43 Proper 13, Year C [RCL-OT]
108
not read
109
not read
110
not read
111
111

Easter 2, Years A & C
Epiphany 4, Year B
Epiphany 4, Year B [RCL]
Proper 15, Year B [RCL-OT]
Proper 23, Year C [RCL-G]
112 Proper 17, Year C [RCL-G]
St. Barnabas
112: 1-9 (10) Epiphany 5, Year A [RCL]
113 Epiphany 3, Year C
Proper 20, Year C [RCL-G]
The Visitation
114 First Service of Easter, All Years
Proper 12, Year B
Easter Vigil, All Years [RCL]
Easter Evening, All Years [RCL]
Thursday in Easter Week, All Years [RCL]
Proper 19, Year A [RCL-OT]
115
not read
116 Easter 3, Year A
116: 1-3, 10-17 Easter 3, Year A [RCL]
116:1-8 Friday in Easter Week, All Years [RCL]
Proper 19, Year B [RCL-G]
116: 1, 10-17 Maundy Thursday, All Years [RCL]
Proper 6, Year A [RCL-OT]
117
not read
118: 1-2, 19-29 Pallm Sunday Liturgy of the Palms, All Years [RCL]
118: 1-2, 14-24 Easter Day, All Years [RCL]
118:14-18 Saturday in Easter Week, All Years [RCL]
118:14-29 Easter 2, Year C [RCL]
118:19-24

Monday in Easter Week, All Years [RCL]
Tuesday in Easter Week, All Years [RCL]
Wednesday in Easter Week, All Years [RCL]
Thursday in Easter Week, All Years [RCL]
Friday in Easter Week, All Years [RCL]
Saturday in Easter Week, All Years [RCL]
118:19-29 Liturgy of the Palms, 
Years B & C
119: 1-8 Epiphany 6, Year A [RCL]
Proper 26, Year B [RCL-G]
119:1-16 Proper 26, Year B
119: 9-16 Lent 5, Year B [RCL]
119:33-40 Epiphany 7, Year A [RCL]
Proper 18, Year A [RCL-G]
St. Philip & St. James
St. Matthew
119:89-96 St. Simon & St. Jude
119: 97-104 Proper 24, Year C [RCL-OT]
119:105-112 Proper 10, Year A [RCL-OT]
119: 129-136 Proper 12, Year A [RCL-G]
119: 137-144 Proper 26, Year C [RCL-OT]
120
not read
121 Lent 2, Year A [RCL]
Proper 24, Year C [RCL-G]
122 Advent 1, Year A [RCL]
123 Proper 9, Year B [RCL-G]
Proper 28, Year A [RCL-OT]
124 Proper 16, Year A [RCL-OT]
Proper 21, Year B [RCL-OT]
Holy Innocents
125 Proper 18, Year B [RCL-OT]
Psalms 126-150
Reading
Notes
126 Advent 3, Year B [RCL]
Lent 6, Year C [RCL]
Proper 15, Year B [RCL-G]
St. Thomas
Thanksgiving Day, Year B
127 Proper 27, Year B [RCL-OT]
128 Proper 12, Year A [RCL-OT]
129
not read
130 Lent 5, Year A [RCL]
Vigil of Pentecost, All Years [RCL]
Proper 5, Year B [RCL-G]
Proper 8, Year B [RCL-OT]
Proper 14, Year B [RCL-OT]
131 Epiphany 8, Year A [RCL]
132: 1-13 (14-19) Proper 29, Year B [RCL-OT]
133 Easter 2, Year B [RCL]
Proper 7, Year B [RCL-OT]
Proper 15, Year A [RCL-OT]
134
not read
135
not read
136: 1-9, 23-26 Easter Vigil, All Years [RCL]
137 Proper 22, Year C [RCL-OT]
138 Epiphany 5, Year C [RCL]
Proper 5, Year B [RCL-OT]
Proper 12, Year C [RCL-G]
Proper 16, Year A [RCL-G]
139: 1-17 Epiphany 3, Year A
139: 1-5, 12-17 Epiphany 2, Year B
Proper 4, Year B [RCL-OT]
139: 1-5, 13-17 Proper 18, Year C [RCL-OT]
139: 1-11, 22-23 Proper 11, Year A [RCL-OT]
140
not read
141
not read
142 Easter Vigil, All Years [RCL]
143
not read
144
not read
145; 1-5, 18-22 Proper 27, Year C [RCK-OT]
145: 1-8 Proper 20, Year A [RCL-G]
145: 8-9, 15-22 Proper 13, Year A [RCL-G]
145: 8-15 Proper 9, Year A [RCL-G]
145: 10-19 Proper 12, Year B [RCL-G]
146 Proper 5, Year C [RCL-OT]
Proper 18, Year B [RCL-G]
Proper 21, Year C [RCL-G]
Proper 26, Year B [RCL-OT]
Proper 27, Year B [RCL-G]
146:4-9

Proper 18, Year B
Proper 27, Year B
Proper 21, Year C [RCL]
Advent 3, Year A [RCL]
147 First Sunday After Christmas
Proper 15, Year B
First Sunday After Christmas, all years [RCL]
St. Luke
147: 1-12, 21c Epiphany 5, Year B [RCL]
148 Easter 6, Year A
Easter 5, Year C [RCL]
149 Proper 18, Year A [RCL-OT]
All Saints' Day, Year C
150 Trinity Sunday, Year A
Easter 2, Year C [RCL]
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