1 Kings 8:28

Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant [=the prayer I now offer, which is that thou wilt hear all future prayers offered here, mine and my people's] and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer [Three words are used here, תְּחִנָּה תְּפִלָה , and רנָּה . The first (from הִתְפָלַל , precatus est ; see 1 Kings 8:29 ) is apparently a general term for prayer; the second (from חָנַן , propitius fuit ) is properly a cry for mercy; hence an earnest prayer or supplication; while the third signifies a joyful cry; hence a mournful cry or prayer] which thy servant prayeth before thee today.