And when all the children of Israel saw the fire, and the glory of the Lord come downe vpon the house, they bowed themselues with their faces to the earth vpon the pauement, and worshipped and praysed the Lord, saying, For he is good, because his mercy lasteth for euer.
2 Chronicles 7:1 And when Salomon had made an ende of praying, fire came downe from heauen, and consumed the burnt offring and the sacrifices: and the glory of the Lord filled the house,
2 Chronicles 7:2 So that the Priestes could not euter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lordes house.
2 Chronicles 7:3 And when all the children of Israel saw the fire, and the glory of the Lord come downe vpon the house, they bowed themselues with their faces to the earth vpon the pauement, and worshipped and praysed the Lord, saying, For he is good, because his mercy lasteth for euer.
2 Chronicles 7:4 Then the King and all the people offred sacrifices before the Lord.
2 Chronicles 7:5 And King Salomon offered a sacrifice of two and twentie thousand bullockes, and an hundreth and twentie thousand sheepe. so the King and all the people dedicated the house of God.
The verse centers on "mercy", "children", "israel", "fire", "glory", "lord", "come", and "downe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mercy" and "children", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 2's "So that the Priestes could not euter..." into verse 4's "Then the King and all the people...", so "mercy" and "children" belong inside that flow. In 2 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "mercy" and "children" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.