Resurrection Season Psalm Guide
Did you know that in the liturgical calendar of the global Christian church, Easter actually lasts fifty days, from Easter Sunday until Pentecost Sunday? These “Eastertide” weeks are celebrated as a single joyful feast. This year, it’s April 1 - May 19.
“We are Easter people! We stand on resurrection ground. Easter is not only our greatest party (much greater by the way than Christmas, whatever you do on Christmas you ought to do ten times as much at Easter); Easter is the only reason we are here at all!” (N.T. Wright)
To help celebrate this resurrection journey leading up to the Day of Pentecost, here is a 50 day prayer guide to morning and evening psalms for the season (based on the ESV Daily Office Lectionary). Many of these psalms focus on on praise and thanksgiving for our victorious King.
March 31 (Resurrection Sunday!) Morning psalm: Psalm 68; Evening psalm: Psalm 16
April 1 morning: Psalm 93; evening: Psalm 67
April 2 morning: Psalm 103; evening: Psalm 111
April 3 morning: Psalm 97; evening: Psalm 115
April 4 morning: Psalm 147; evening: Psalm 149
April 5 morning: Psalm 118:1-18; evening: Psalm 118:19-29
April 6 morning: Psalm 104; evening: Psalm 145
April 7 morning: Psalm 113; evening: Psalm 112
April 8 morning: Psalm 1; evening: Psalm 3
April 9 morning: Psalm 6; evening: Psalm 29
April 10 morning: Psalm 12; evening: Psalm 144
April 11 morning: Psalm 18:1-24; evening: Psalm 18:25-50
April 12 morning: Psalm 135; evening: Psalm 16
April 13 morning: Psalm 110; evening: Psalm 116
April 14 morning: Psalm 150; evening: Psalm 145
April 15 morning: Psalm 15; evening: Psalm 9
April 16 morning: Psalm 39: evening: Psalm 28
April 17 morning: Psalm 38; evening: Psalm 119:33-40
April 18 morning: Psalm 37:1-19; evening: Psalm 37:29-40
April 19 morning: Psalm 105:1-22; evening: Psalm 105:23-45
April 20 morning: Psalm 42; evening.: Psalm 30
April 21 morning: Psalm 98; evening: Psalm 63
April 22 morning: Psalm 52; evening: Psalm 47
April 23 morning: Psalm 45; evening.: Psalm 49
April 24 morning: Psalm 53; evening: Psalm 119:105-112
April 25 morning: Psalm 115; evening: Psalm 50
April 26 morning: Psalm 51; evening: Psalm 40
April 27 morning: Psalm 139; evening: Psalm 138
April 28 morning: Psalm 24; evening: Psalm 84
April 29 morning: Psalm 65; evening: Psalm 56
April 30 morning: Psalm 68; evening: Psalm 62
May 1 morning: Psalm 72; evening: Psalm 32
May 2 morning: Psalm 19; evening: Psalm 71
May 3 morning: Psalm 106:1-23; evening: Psalm 106:24-48
May 4 morning: Psalm 27; evening: Psalm 23
May 5 morning: Psalm 93; evening: Psalm 34
May 6 morning: Psalm 77; evening: Psalm 126
May 7 morning: Psalm 78:1-37; evening: Psalm 78:38-72
May 8 morning: Psalm 85; evening: Psalm 8
May 9 morning: Psalm 24; evening: Psalm 47
May 10 morning: Psalm 86; evening: Psalm 91
May 11 morning: Psalm 90; evening: Psalm 136
May 12 morning: Psalm 19; evening: Psalm 46
May 13 morning: Psalm 67; evening: Psalm 66
May 14 morning: Psalm 94; evening: Psalm 97
May 15 morning: Psalm 50; evening: Psalm 121
May 16 morning: Psalm 105:1-22; evening: Psalm 105:23-45
May 17 morning: Psalm 102; evening: Psalm 107
May 18 morning: Psalm 143; evening: Psalm 139
May 19 (Pentecost Sunday) morning: Psalm 145; evening: Psalm 118
