One month, morning and evening
The 1662 Book of Common Prayer divides the Psalter between Morning and Evening Prayer across thirty days. The finder gives the references for that monthly division, checked against the Church of England's online index. It does not reproduce the prayer book's Psalm translation.
Choose the day number from your calendar, then the office you are preparing for. You can also look ahead to another day. The full table below lets you check the sequence without changing the controls.
What happens at the end of the month?
For months with 31 days, the 1662 order repeats the previous day's Psalms on the last day. In this finder, day 31 therefore has Psalms 144–146 in the morning and 147–150 in the evening, just like day 30.
February follows the day numbers only as far as the 28th, or the 29th in a leap year. The original order does not compress the remaining days into February. Begin again with day 1 at the start of March.
Why Psalm 119 appears across several days
Psalm 119 is divided into shorter portions. The monthly sequence begins it at Evening Prayer on day 24 and finishes it at Evening Prayer on day 26. Use the verse ranges shown, rather than reading the whole Psalm each time it appears.
The references use the Psalm numbering shown in the Church of England's 1662 index. When using another prayer book or a Bible with a different numbering system, check that you have the intended passage before beginning.
Use the finder alongside your prayer book
The monthly cycle is one part of preparing for Daily Prayer. The 1662 book also appoints proper Psalms for particular days; these take you beyond a simple day-of-month lookup. Check your prayer book and local church's directions for those occasions.
Common Worship and other Anglican provinces or editions may use different arrangements. If your parish follows one of those, use its current lectionary. This page is specifically a reference for the 1662 monthly Psalter, not a universal Anglican calendar.
The full monthly table
| Day | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-5 | 6-8 |
| 2 | 9-11 | 12-14 |
| 3 | 15-17 | 18 |
| 4 | 19-21 | 22-23 |
| 5 | 24-26 | 27-29 |
| 6 | 30-31 | 32-34 |
| 7 | 35-36 | 37 |
| 8 | 38-40 | 41-43 |
| 9 | 44-46 | 47-49 |
| 10 | 50-52 | 53-55 |
| 11 | 56-58 | 59-61 |
| 12 | 62-64 | 65-67 |
| 13 | 68 | 69-70 |
| 14 | 71-72 | 73-74 |
| 15 | 75-77 | 78 |
| 16 | 79-81 | 82-85 |
| 17 | 86-88 | 89 |
| 18 | 90-92 | 93-94 |
| 19 | 95-97 | 98-101 |
| 20 | 102-103 | 104 |
| 21 | 105 | 106 |
| 22 | 107 | 108-109 |
| 23 | 110-113 | 114-115 |
| 24 | 116-118 | 119:1-32 |
| 25 | 119:33-72 | 119:73-104 |
| 26 | 119:105-144 | 119:145-176 |
| 27 | 120-125 | 126-131 |
| 28 | 132-135 | 136-138 |
| 29 | 139-141 | 142-143 |
| 30 | 144-146 | 147-150 |
| 31 | 144-146 | 147-150 |
Questions
Which Psalms are read on day 31?
In the 1662 monthly cycle, repeat day 30: Psalms 144–146 for Morning Prayer and 147–150 for Evening Prayer.
Do I finish all thirty days in February?
The 1662 order says to stop at day 28 or 29 in February. It does not require squeezing the final days into the month. Start at day 1 on 1 March.
Does this include proper Psalms for holy days?
No. It shows the monthly division only. Check the proper Psalms and directions in your prayer book for special days.
Is this the Common Worship lectionary?
No. It follows the 1662 Book of Common Prayer monthly Psalter. Common Worship and other Anglican books may follow a different arrangement.
Sources and edition
Sources checked 22 October 2026. This is an independent PrayLock web resource.
