Psalms for a funeral
The psalms appointed for funerals in the Catholic Lectionary and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer, with the full text.
How these were chosen. Sorted by the book each reading comes from.
14 readings
Psalm 23
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want…
Psalm 25:6, 7bc, 17–18, 20–21
Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses…
Psalm 27:1, 4, 7, 8b, 9a, 13–14
The LORD is my light and my salvation…
Psalm 42:2, 3, 5; 43:3, 4, 5
As the hart panteth after the water brooks…
Psalm 63:2–6, 8–9
O God, thou art my God…
Psalm 103:8, 10, 13–18
The LORD is merciful and gracious…
Psalm 116:5, 6, 10–11, 15–16
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous…
Psalm 122
I was glad when they said unto me…
Psalm 130
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee…
Psalm 143:1–2, 5–8, 10
Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications…
Psalm 39
I said, I will take heed to my ways…
Psalm 90
LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations…
Psalm 46
God is our refuge and strength…
Psalm 121
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills…