But to the one who does not work, but (A)believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

(B)Blessed are those whose lawless deeds have been forgiven,
And whose sins have been covered.
(C)Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not (D)take into account.”

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However, to someone who does not work, but simply believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness. Likewise, David also speaks of the blessedness of the person whom God regards as righteous apart from actions:

“How blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven
    and whose sins are covered!
How blessed is the person whose sins
    the Lord[a] will never charge against him!”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 4:8 MT source citation reads Lord
  2. Romans 4:8 Ps Cf. 32:1-2