Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
Simeon - a Hebrew variation of "Simon" (as in 2 Peter 1:1, Gr.), the Jewish and family name of Peter, here perhaps used at the outset of his address (as a Hebrew addressing Hebrews) to propitiate the Jewish zealots;
Hath declared how God at the first - answering to Peter's "good while ago" (Acts 15:7),
Did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them - in the exercise of His adorable sovereignty,
A people for (the honour of) his name - or to show forth His praise.