^{6 Ref} even as David also doth speak of the happiness of the man to whom God doth reckon righteousness apart from works:

^{7 Ref} `Happy they whose lawless acts were forgiven, and whose sins were covered;

^{8 Ref} happy the man to whom the Lord may not reckon sin.'

^{9 Ref} `Is' this happiness, then, upon the circumcision, or also upon the uncircumcision -- for we say that the faith was reckoned to Abraham -- to righteousness?