Romans 4:5-8 but a man who instead of 'working' believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, has his faith counted as righteousness.

Moffatt⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁵ but a man who instead of 'working' believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, has his faith counted as righteousness. ⁶ Just as David himself describes the bliss of the man who has righteousness counted to him by God apart from what he does — ⁷ Blessed are they whose breaches of the Law are forgiven, whose sins are covered! ⁸ Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not count to him.