“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, And whose sins are covered;
You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people; You have covered all their sin. Selah
Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.”
just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works: