“Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
You forgave the iniquity of your people and covered all their sins.
Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.”
David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: