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Romans 4:6–8

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6just as David also speaks about the blessing of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

7“Blessed are they whose lawless deeds have been forgiven,

and whose sins are covered over.

8Blessed is the person against whom the Lord will never count sin.”b

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  1. bA quotation from Ps 32:1–2

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:

“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,

and whose sins are covered;

blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

“Blessed are those

whose transgressions are forgiven,

whose sins are covered.

Blessed is the one

whose sin the Lord will never count against them.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Likewise, David also speaks of the blessing of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

Blessed are those whose lawless acts are forgiven

and whose sins are covered.

Blessed is the person

the Lord will never charge with sin.

NLTNew Living Translation

David also spoke of this when he described the happiness of those who are declared righteous without working for it:

“Oh, what joy for those

whose disobedience is forgiven,

whose sins are put out of sight.

Yes, what joy for those

whose record the Lord has cleared of sin.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.