24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I have hope in Him.”
25 The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,
To the person who seeks Him.
26 It is good that he waits silently
For the salvation of the Lord. Lamentations 3:24-26 NASB
It strikes me in this scripture that “The Lord is my portion” comes first. Those who seek him and who wait for him find that he is good. Those who do so also see God’s salvation or rescue from their suffering, whether deserved or not, from the hand of God. [See the previous chapters to this point.]
However, we are to seek the Lord for himself. Jeremiah’s portion’ is not what the Lord gives him – not even his goodness and his salvation. Jeremiah’s portion is the Lord himself.
– SSXG