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The Law is not the enemy. James called the Law the "perfect law of liberty". Jesus said the following...

Matthew 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.

The grace of God that we receive by faith in Jesus Christ helps us to keep the law. That same grace cleanses us when we fall short and does not hand us over to our sins. However those who are lawless, do not know Him...

Mathew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them*, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity (lawlessness).

The scriptures you cite are under the first (old) covenant. Remember, the Old Covenant of law and works was before the cross. The death of Christ on the cross brought in the "new and living way" of the New Covenant.

Now, hear the New Covenant which makes the first old, decayed, and disappear (Hebrews 8:13).

For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

Romans 6:14.

Therefore, my brethren, you also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you may be married to another—to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God. 5 For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were aroused by the law were at work in our members to bear fruit to death. 6 But now we have been delivered from the law

Romans 7:4-6.

But sin, taking opportunity by the commandment, produced in me all manner of evil desire...For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it killed me.

Romans 7:8, 11.

Nothing wrong with the law, everything wrong with you and me.

Therefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good. 13 Has then what is good become death to me? Certainly not! But sin, that it might appear sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that sin through the commandment might become exceedingly sinful. 14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin.

Romans 7:12-14.

the strength of sin is the law.

1 Cor. 15:56.

So why did God give the law?

[T]he law was our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

Gal. 3:24.