6 just as David also ^adescribes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works: ‡

7 “Blessed^a are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
And whose sins are covered; ‡

11 And ^ahe received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that ^bhe might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also,  ‡

12 and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our father ^aAbraham had while still uncircumcised.  ‡