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; [romans 4:6-7]
at this point in his letter, paul draws on another historical figure in jewish history to continue proving his point that righteousness has always been achieved apart from works. verse 7 is quoted from psalm 32, which david wrote, and it says this in verses 1-2:
whose sin is covered.
[2] blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
i think it would be fruitful for us to do the same thing david did after he wrote verses 1-2. in verses 3-5 of psalm 32, he remembers a personal experience of when he has experienced forgiveness and restoration that he didn’t deserve from God.
[3] for when i kept silent, my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
[4] for day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah
and i did not cover my iniquity;
i said, “i will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. selah