וַיִּמְעֲט֥וּ וַיָּשֹׁ֑חוּ מֵעֹ֖צֶר רָעָ֣ה וְיָגֽוֹן׃ (׆)
Denn sie nahmen zuvor ab und sanken durch die Gewalt des Elends und des Kummers.
Rashi on Psalms
Whereas they were few and they sank down But they, from the beginning, sank down and were few because of dominion, trouble, and sorrow.