The 1637 Scottish Book of Common Prayer: Proper Psalms & Lessons

Proper Lessons to be read for the first Lessons,
both at Morning and Evening prayer on the
Sundaies throughout the year : and for some
also the second Lessons.

Sundaies of
Advent

Advent 1
2
3
4

Sundaies after
Christmas

The first
2

Sundaies
after the
Epiphanie.

The first
2
3
4
5

Septuagesima

Sexagesima

Quinquagesima

Mattens.

Isaiah 1
   5
   25
   30

37
41

   44
   51
   55
   57
   59

Gen. 1

Evensong

Isaiah 2
   24
   26
   32

38
43

   46
   53
   56
   58
   64

Gen. 2

First Sunday
in Lent
2
3
4
5
6

Easter Day

1. Lesson.
2. Lesson

Mattens.

Gen. 19
   27
   39
   43
Exod. 3
9

Exod. 12
Rom. 6

Evensong.

Gen. 22
   34
   42
   45
Exod. 5
   10

Exod. 14
Acts 2

Sundaies after Easter

First Sunday
2
3
4
5

Sunday after
Ascension
Day

Whitsunday

1. Lesson.
2. Lesson.

Numb. 16
   23
Deut. 4
   6
   8

Deut. 12

Deut. 16
Acts 10 from verse 34. to the end.

Num. 22
   25
Deut. 5
   7
   9

Deut. 13

Prov. 2
Acts 19 unto
verse 21.

Trinitie
Sunday.

1. Lesson.
2. Lesson.

Mattens.

Gen. 18
Mat. 3

Evensong.

Joshua 1

Sundaies after Trinitie.

First

Mattens.

Joshua 10

Judges 4

1 Sam. 2

2 Sam. 12

1 Kings 13

2 Kings 5

Jerem. 5

Ezek. 2

Evensong.

Joshua 23

Judges 5

1 Sam. 3

2 Sam. 21

1 Kings 17

2 Kings 9

Jerem. 22

Ezek. 14

Sundaies after
Trinitie

Mattens.

Dan. 3

Joel 2

Hab. 2

Prov. 2

Evensong.

Dan. 6

Micah 6

Prov. 1

Lessons proper for some holy-daies.

St. Thomas
the Apostle

Nativitie of
Christ

1. Lesson.

2. Lesson.

St. Steven

1. Lesson.

2. Lesson.

Mattens.

Prov. 23

Isaiah 9

Luke 2 unto
verse 15.

Prov. 28

Acts 6, from
verse 8 to
chap. 7.
verse 30.

Evensong.

Prov. 24

Isaiah 7, from
verse 10 unto
the end.

Titus 3,
from verse 4
unto 9.

Eccles. 4

Acts 7, from
verse 30
unto 55.

S. John
1. Lesson.
2. Lesson

Innocents
Day

Circumcision
Day
1. Lesson.

2. Lesson.

Epiphanie
1. Lesson.
2. Lesson.

Conversion
of S. Paul
1. Lesson.
2. Lesson.

Purification of
the Virgin
Marie

Annunciation
of our Ladie

Wednesday
afore Easter

Thursday
afore Easter

Good Friday

Mattens.

Eccles. 5
Rev. 1

Exod. 1

Gen. 17

Rom. 2

Isaiah 60
Luke 3 unto
verse 23.
Being as was
supposed
the sonne of
Joseph.

Wisdom 1
Acts 22 unto
verse 22

Wisdom 4

Eccles. 2

Hosea 13

Dan. 9

Gen. 22

Evensong.

Eccles. 6
Rev. 22

Jer. 31 unto
verse 18

Deut 10
from verse
12 unto the
end.
Colos. 2

Isaiah 49
John 2 unto
verse 12.

Wisdom 2
Acts 26

Wisdom 6

Eccles. 3

Hosea 14

Jerem. 31

Isaiah 53

Easter Even

Munday in
Easter week

1. Lesson.
2. Lesson.

Tuesday in
Easter week
1. Lesson.
2. Lesson.

S. Marke

Philip and
Jacob

Ascension
Day

Munday in
Whitsun-
weeke

1. Lesson.

2. Lesson.

Tuesday in
Whitsun-
weeke

S. Barnabe
2 Lesson.

S. John
Baptist
1. Lesson.
2. Lesson.

Mattens.

Zech. 9

Exod. 16
Matt. 28

Exod. 20
Luke 24 unto verse 13

Eccles. 4

Eccles. 7

Deut. 10

Gen. 11 unto
verse 10

1 Cor. 12

1 Sam. 19
from verse 18
unto the end

Acts 14

Mal. 3
Matt. 13

Evensong.

Exod. 13

Exod. 17
Acts 3

Exod. 32
1 Cor. 15

Eccles. 5

Eccles. 9

2 Kings 2

Num. 11
from verse 16
unto 30

Deut. 30

Acts 15 unto
verse 36

Mal. 4
Matt. 14 unto
verse 13

S. Peter

1. Lesson.

S. Bartho-
lomew

S. Matthew

Mattens.

Acts 3

Ecclus. 5

Ecclus. 35

Evensong.

Acts 4

Ecclus. 8

Ecclus. 49

All Saints

1. Lesson.

2. Lesson

Mattens.

Wisdom 3
unto verse 13
Wherefore
blessed is the
barren

Hebr. 11 unto
chapt 12.
verse 7

Evensong.

Wisdom 5
unto verse 17

Rev. 19 unto
verse 17

Proper Psalmes on certain daies.

Yule,
Or
Christmas Day.

Mattens.
19
45
85

Evensong.
84
110
132

Pasch,
Or
Easter day.

Mattens.
2
57
111

Evensong.
113
114
118

Ascension Day.

Mattens.
8
15
21

Evensong.
24
68
108

Whitsunday.

Mattens.
45

47

Evensong.
104

145

The Table for the order of the Psalms

to be said at Morning and Evening Prayer

Dayes
of the
Moneth.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Psalmes for morning

Prayer.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5
9, 10, 11
15, 16, 17
19, 20, 21
24, 25, 26
30, 31
35, 36
38, 39, 40
44, 45, 46
50, 51, 52
56, 57, 58
62, 63, 64
68
71, 72
75, 76, 77
79, 80, 81
86, 87, 88
90, 91, 92
95, 96, 97
102, 103
105
107
110, 111, 112, 113
116, 117, 118
Inde 5. [119:33-72]
Inde 5. [119:105-144]
120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125
132, 133, 134, 135
139, 140, 141
144, 145, 146

Psalmes for Evening

Prayer.

6, 7, 8
12, 13, 14
18
22, 23
27, 28, 29
32, 33, 34
37
41, 42, 43
47, 48, 49
53, 54, 55
59, 60, 61
65, 66, 67
69, 70
73, 74
78
82, 83, 84, 85
89
93, 94
98, 99, 100, 101
104
106
108, 109
114, 115
119 Inde 4. [119:1-32]
Inde 4. [119:73-104]
Inde 4. [119:145-176]
126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131
136, 137, 138
142, 143
147, 148, 149, 150

In the text above, the numerals are shown all in Arabic, although most (including all chapter numbers) were in Roman in the original. References to books of the Bible have been modernized. Thanks to David Webb, who provided an electronic copy of much of this lectionary.