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David said the same thing when he was talking about the blessing people have when God accepts them as good without looking at what they have done:

“It is a great blessing
    when people are forgiven for the wrongs they have done,
    when their sins are erased!
It is a great blessing when the Lord accepts people
    as if they are without sin!” (A)

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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.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 4:8 Psalm 32:1,2