הַסְתֵּ֣ר פָּ֭נֶיךָ מֵחֲטָאָ֑י וְֽכָל־עֲוֺ֖נֹתַ֣י מְחֵֽה׃
Détourne ton visage de mes péchés, efface toutes mes iniquités.
Pat Lechem
to serve Him inwardly -- the "service" which the author intends here is submission and shame, as he mentioned earlier. These are also called service as our Sages said (Sotah 5b) "humility is greater than all the sacrifices... as written 'the sacrifices of G-d are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O G-d, You will not despise' (Ps. 51:11).