Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht (False world, I trust you not), BWV 52,[a] in Leipzig for the 23rd Sunday after Trinity.

The anonymous librettist's contribution is in whole similar to that of Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott (BWV 139), illustrating the idea of Christians being surrounded by enemies, often operating under false pretenses of friendliness, such as the Pharisees, who sought to trap Jesus with the question of taxes.

[1] The final chorale, which is the first verse of Adam Reusner's "In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr" (1533),[2] is used to portray this sentiment, God's faithfulness being invoked to ask for protection from evil.

[1] Bach structured the cantata in six movements and scored it for a soprano soloist, employing a four-part choir only for the final chorale, and an instrumental ensemble of two horns, three oboes, bassoon, two violins, viola, and basso continuo.

[3] The cantata begins with an orchestral sinfonia, after which two contrasting recitative-aria pairs follow: the first one describing the world's wickedness, the second God's fidelity.