Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—D

De Profundis

[Out of the depths]. The 130th Psalm is so called from the first two words in the Latin version. It is sung by Roman Catholics when the dead are committed to the grave.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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