Latin to English translation needed

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VIRTUTE TVA FIAT PAX IN

I know very little Latin and need help translating this into a fluid thought in English.
I understand that VIRTUTE is either strength or virtue. FIAT = Let it be done, PAX is peace and IN = in accordance. TVA is a puzzle to me.
Can you please help me out? 🙂
 
TVA is TUA = your. Does it mean “Peace be within your walls”? That is from Psalm 121 (old numbering system) or Psalm 122 (new numbering system) verse 7.
 
diligamus said:
TVA is TUA = your. Does it mean “Peace be within your walls”? That is from Psalm 121 (old numbering system) or Psalm 122 (new numbering system) verse 7.
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I see!! Yes I believe it means “Peace be within your walls”. My earlier investigation led me incorrectly to Psalm 121. I did not think to look at Psalm 122.

Thanks diligamus! VIRTUTE TVA FIAT PAX IN!!!
 
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VIRTUTE TVA FIAT PAX IN

I know very little Latin and need help translating this into a fluid thought in English.
I understand that VIRTUTE is either strength or virtue. FIAT = Let it be done, PAX is peace and IN = in accordance. TVA is a puzzle to me.
Can you please help me out? 🙂
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Though as an inflected language, Latin can be freer with word order than English, especially in poetic works, it is really unusual to so separate the preposition *in *and its object virtute tua. The *Vulgata Clementina *has the more reasonable Fiat pax in virtute tua.

I would have said “Let peace be in your strength”, but since the psalm is speaking to Jerusalem, I suppose “walls” is a poetically licensed translation. (However, I suspect the “wall” interpretation is more from the Hebrew – The *Nova Vulgata *has *Fiat pax in
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muris tuis
*, which is definitely “your walls”)

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